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

Locations to Avoid

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.