Airports / Costa Rica / SJO
Juan Santamaría International Airport
MROC / SJOSan José (Alajuela), Costa RicaELEV 3,021 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Juan Santamaría International Airport, listed as MROC / SJO, is a large commercial airport in San José (Alajuela), Costa Rica. The airport sits 3,021 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SJO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ, 5 nm), Guapiles Airport (GPL, 28 nm), and Quepos Managua Airport (XQP, 33 nm).
Charter pricing from SJO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from San José (Alajuela).
Field capability
ICAO
MROC
IATA
SJO
FAA / Local
MROC
Elevation
3,021 ft
Coordinates
9.9939° N · 84.2088° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Costa Rica fields
state range 3–3,287 ft
At 3,021 ft, SJO sits higher than 88% of the 17 Costa Rica fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
- 28nmGPLGuapiles AirportPococi
- 33nmXQPQuepos Managua AirportQuepos
- 36nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
- 44nmMRAOAerotortuguero AirportRoxana
- 59nmBCLBarra del Colorado AirportPococi
Location
Open the full mapMROC · Juan Santamaría International Airport · San José (Alajuela), Costa Rica