Juan Santamaría International Airport

IATA SJOICAO MROCLarge airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport is a large airport near San José (Alajuela) in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. It is listed as IATA SJO and ICAO MROC. The airport is located at 9.9939° / -84.2088° at an elevation of 921 m (3,021 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,012 m. The nearest airport is San Jose Heliport, 8.2 km (5 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Juan Santamaría International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Juan Santamaría International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`SJO`
ICAO code	`MROC`
Identifier	`MROC`
Type	Large airport
City	San José (Alajuela)
Region	Alajuela Province
Country	Costa Rica
Coordinates	9.99386, -84.20880
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	9° 59′ 37.90″ N 84° 12′ 31.68″ W
Elevation	921 m (3,021 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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