Juan Santamaría International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

San José (Alajuela), Alajuela Province (Costa Rica)

IATA: SJO ICAO: MROC

Longest Active Runway

9,882 ft

3,012 meters

Field Elevation

3,021 ft

921 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

9.9939°, -84.2088°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#588 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,045 of 7558

Top 13.8% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Costa Rica)

#1 of 1 in CR

#1 of 22 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SJO in numbers: 9,882 ft longest runway · #588 of 650 published · #1,045 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.8%) · #1 in Costa Rica.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

SJO lies at 921 m (3,021 ft), #91 of 650 published airports by elevation and 86.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of SJO. Nearest published airport: Tocumen International Airport (PTY), 291 NM, 10,006 ft (124 ft longer than SJO); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,882 ft (3,012 m)

SJO runway: 07/25 9,882 × 151 ft asphalt (asp). −1.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
07/25	9,882 ft (3012 m / 3.012 km)	151 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →