Managua to San José (Alajuela) Flights (MGA-SJO)

🇳🇮 MGA

Managua

199 mi

SJO 🇨🇷

San José (Alajuela)

Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport Juan Santamaría International Airport 5 airlines

The Managua to San José (Alajuela) route connects Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA) in NI with Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in CR. This short-haul flight covers approximately 199 miles (320 km) with a typical flight time of 44m. This route is served by 5 airlines: SANSA Airlines, Copa Airlines, Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 4 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport

ICAO Code:: MNMG
IATA Code:: MGA
City:: 🇳🇮 Managua
Country:: NI
Elevation:: 194 ft

Destination Airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport

ICAO Code:: MROC
IATA Code:: SJO
City:: 🇨🇷 San José (Alajuela)
Country:: CR
Elevation:: 3021 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

199

Miles

44m

Flight Duration

Route Map

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
SANSA Airlines	`LRS`	`RZ`
Copa Airlines	`CMP`	`CM`
Avianca	`AVA`	`AV`
Avianca Costa Rica	`LRC`	`LR`
United	`UAL`	`UA`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	37	25%
Tuesday	17	12%
Wednesday	20	14%
Thursday	32	22%
Friday	40	27%
Saturday	1	1%
Sunday	0	0%

Pattern Analysis

4 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 147
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 146 flights
Weekend: 1 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Avianca `AVA` / `AV`	-	A20N	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 19, 2025	Active
Avianca Costa Rica `LRC` / `LR`	-	A20N	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 19, 2025	Active
Copa Airlines `CMP` / `CM`		B738	15:49 3:49 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 13, 2026	Active
SANSA Airlines `LRS` / `RZ`		C208	09:00 9:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 8, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	-	B38M	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 7, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
09:00 9:00 AM	SANSA Airlines	`LRS`	`RZ`
15:49 3:49 PM	Copa Airlines	`CMP`	`CM`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (MNMG - America/Managua).

Total Departure Times: 2

Time Range:
09:00 - 15:49

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

Managua to San José (Alajuela) Flights

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