Juan Santamaria Intl

• ICAO: MROC
• Name: Juan Santamaria Intl
• Type: medium_airport
• Category: International
• Latitude: 9.99386
• Longitude: -84.208801
• Elevation: 3021 ft
• Country: Costa Rica
• Municipality: San Jose
• IATA Code: SJO
• FAA Code: N/A
• FIR: N/A
• Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
• Distance from City: 15.7 km
• VFR: Yes
• IFR: Yes

Runway 07/25

• Designation: 07/25
• Dimensions: 9882 X 151
• Surface: ASP
• PCN: N/A
• Lighting: YES
• NAVAIDs: NDB, VOR-DME
• Approach Types: ILS CAT I (Rwy 07), RNAV (GPS), VOR/DME
• Remarks: N/A

• Tower: 118.600 MHz
• Ground: 121.900 MHz
• Operations: N/A
• Traffic/Approach: N/A
• ATIS: N/A

• Open: N/A
• Close: N/A
• Extra Hours On Request: No
• Remarks: N/A

• AIS Tel: N/A
• ARO Tel: N/A
• MET Tel: N/A
• Admin Tel: N/A
• Health Tel: N/A
• Police Tel: N/A
• Authorities Tel: N/A
• Website: N/A
• Remarks: N/A

• Slot Required: No
• PPR Required: No
• PPR Contact: N/A
• Remarks: N/A

• Landing Fee: $8.50 per metric ton MTOW
• Parking Fee: $4.00 per metric ton MTOW per 24 hours; first 3 hours free
• Handling Mandatory: Yes
• Currency: USD
• Remarks: Juan Santamaria International Airport, San Jose, Costa Rica. AERIS (concessionaire) sets fees. USD widely accepted. Costa Rican Colon also accepted.

• Fuel Type: Jet A-1
• Price/L: N/A
• Last Updated: 2026-02-18
• Remarks: RECOPE (state oil company) supplies fuel. Central American pricing. Reliable supply.

• Port of Entry: Yes
• GENDEC Required: Yes
• GAR Required: No
• Remarks: APIS required to Costa Rican Direccion General de Migracion. Immigration and customs at terminal. General declaration required. Departure tax included in ticket for airlines; GA must pay separately.

• Curfew Start: N/A
• Curfew End: N/A
• Noise Chapter Min: Chapter 3
• Remarks: No curfew. Elevation 3,021 ft MSL. Central Valley location surrounded by mountains and volcanoes. Afternoon thunderstorms common. Challenging terrain on missed approach. Single runway (9,882 ft).

MRPV

• ICAO: MRPV
• Name: Tobias Bolanos Intl
• Distance (NM): 4.6
• Has IFR: Yes
• Port of Entry: Yes
• Immigration Remarks: Port of entry. GA and domestic hub in San Jose metro area.

MRLM

• ICAO: MRLM
• Name: Limon Intl
• Distance (NM): 70.2
• Has IFR: Yes
• Port of Entry: Yes
• Immigration Remarks: Port of entry. Caribbean coast. Immigration available.

MRLB

• ICAO: MRLB
• Name: Daniel Oduber Quiros Intl
• Distance (NM): 86.7
• Has IFR: Yes
• Port of Entry: Yes
• Immigration Remarks: International port of entry. Full FIS. Gateway to Guanacaste beaches.

• Overflight Permit: No
• Landing Permit: No
• Overflight Lead Time: N/A (48 hours advance notification to CENAMER recommended to avoid navigation fee issues)
• Landing Lead Time: N/A (parking permission required in advance at all airports)

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