San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport

Continent: Central America and Caribbean Country: Costa Rica


San Jose
Juan Santamaria International Airport
Location San Jose, Costa Rica
IATA code SJO
ICAO code MROC
Airport type Commercial
Website [ ]
Overview map [ ]
Communications
Tower 118.6
Ground 121.3
Clearance 121.3
Approach 120.5
Departure-
ATIS 127.3
Departure-


Official Spotting Locations

Restaurante La Candela

"La Candela" is a restaurant located south of the airport. The airport's only runway 07-25 is located just in front of this place, and it is visited by spotters from all over the world.

  • JetPhotos.net sample photo: large (photo of the restaurant from the air)

Other Spotting Locations

Location

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

  • ABX Air: 767-200
  • Air Canada: A319
  • Air Caraibes: EMB-190**
  • Air Comet: A310-300, A330-200*
  • Air Panama: Dash 8-Q300, Fokker F-27
  • Air Transat: A310-300***
  • Aerosucre: 737-200
  • Aeromexico: 737-700***
  • American Airlines: A300-600, 737-800, 757-200
  • America West: A319
  • Arrow Air: DC-8-63, DC-10-30
  • Condor: 767-300
  • COPA: 737-700, EMB-190
  • Continental Airlines: 737-700, 737-800, 757-300*
  • Cubana: Yak-42
  • Delta: 737-800, 757-200*
  • DHL: 727-200
  • Florida West: 767-300, 747-200, DC-10-30
  • Frontier Airlines: A319**
  • La Costeña: Cessna 208B
  • Martinair: A320
  • Mexicana: A319, A320
  • Iberia: A340-300
  • TACA / LACSA: A319, A320, A321, ATR-42
  • SANSA: Cessna 208B
  • Spirit Airlines: A319
  • Sunwing: 737-800***
  • UPS: 757-200, 767-300
  • US Airways: A319, A320, 757-200*

Note:

  • *Seasonal
    • **Frontier Airlines starting November 2007, Air Caraibes starting December 2007.
      • ***Charter service. Air Transat from November 2007 to April 2008, Sunwing starting January 2008. Aeromexico year-round.

Facilities and Transportation