Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Alicante, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), Alicante, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,450 miles (or 8,770 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and Alicante-Elche Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and Alicante-Elche Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJO / MROC |
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Location: | San José, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W |
Area Served: | San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Costa Rica |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3022 feet (921 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJO |
More Information: | SJO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALC / LEAL |
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Location: | Alicante, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°16'55"N by 0°33'29"W |
Area Served: | Alicante - Elche Valencia Murcia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALC |
More Information: | ALC Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- Two Airbusses from TACA Airlines
- Interior where Gates 1, 2 & 3 are located.
- The furthest airport from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (meaning Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of SJO.
- The major operator in the airport is Avianca, followed by Copa Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Juan Santamaria International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Costa Rica, having experienced a constant increase in traffic since its opening in 1958, boosted by the growing flow of tourists.
- The airport was built to replace the previous one in downtown San Jose where Parque La Sabana is located today.
- There is a bus stop outside the airport for the Alajuela - San José and Alajuela - Heredia route in both directions.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
Facts about Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC):
- New car parking was opened in 2011 together with the new terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Alicante-Elche Airport", other names for ALC include "Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche" and "Aeroport d'Alacant-Elx".
- Because of Alicante-Elche Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Alicante-Elche Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 2011, the new terminal was opened at the airport increasing the annual airport capacity to 20 million passengers per year.
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSW of ALC.
- The new terminal was officially opened on 23 March 2011.
- The furthest airport from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Alicante-Elche Airport (meaning Alicante-Elche Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Terminal 1 had 38 check-in desks numbered 1 - 38, along with one for special baggage which is desk number 39.