Juan Santamaría International Airport
| Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | MROC |
| IATA code | SJO |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 921 m (3022 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1958 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 07/25 | 3012 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Juan Santamaría International Airport , in German also San José Juan Santamaría Airport , is an international airport in the city of Alajuela , about 20 kilometers from San José - the capital of Costa Rica .
Opened in 1958 as Aeropuerto Internacional del Coco , it was named Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría in 1971 after the national hero Juan Santamaría and is the largest airport in the country. It is the base of the TACA and currently has 17 gates, nine of which are equipped with passenger boarding bridges. The airport is owned by the government of Costa Rica, but it is currently operated by private companies. In 2006, 2.61 million passengers were handled at the airport. International and national airlines connect Juan Santamaría International Airport with domestic destinations as well as North and South America and Europe, where Iberia flights to Madrid , Air France to Paris and Lufthansa non-stop to Frankfurt and Condor via Santo Domingo .
Incidents
- On September 3, 1980, a collided Boeing 727 to 21 the Pan Am ( air vehicle registration N327PA ) in heavy rain with the approach lights at San José (Costa Rica). The machine came to a standstill in a field with its landing gear torn off. All 73 occupants survived the accident.
- On January 15, 1990, a CASA C-212-200 of the Costa Rican Sansa Regional Airline (SANSA) (TI-SAB) was flown into a cloud-shrouded mountain after taking off from San José Airport 16 km away. All 23 occupants (3 crew members and 20 passengers) were killed in this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) during a visual flight.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ accident report B 727-100 N327PA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 6 of 2019.
- ^ Accident report CASA 212 TI-SAB , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 6, 2019.