Quito to San José (Alajuela) Flights UIO → SJO

Mariscal Sucre International Airport → Juan Santamaría International Airport

🇪🇨 Quito, EC → 🇨🇷 San José (Alajuela), CR

The Quito to San José (Alajuela) route connects Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in EC with Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in CR. This short-haul flight covers approximately 808 miles (1300 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 28m. This route is served by 2 airlines: Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica. AirportRoutes has tracked 2 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Mariscal Sucre International Airport

ICAO Code:
SEQM
IATA Code:
UIO
City:
🇪🇨 Quito
Country:
EC
Elevation:
7841 ft

Destination Airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport

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

2

Operators

2

Daily Flights

808

Miles

1h 28m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Avianca AVA AV
Avianca Costa Rica LRC LR

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 6 25%
Tuesday 11 46%
Wednesday 0 0%
Thursday 2 8%
Friday 0 0%
Saturday 1 4%
Sunday 4 17%

Pattern Analysis

2 Daily Flights:
AVA646 LRC646
Data Points: 24
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 19 flights
Weekend: 5 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

2 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
AVA646 A20N 11:30 11:30 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 26, 2026 Active
LRC646 A20N 11:30 11:30 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 26, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 2
Active Routes: 2
Unique Airlines: 2
Aircraft Types: 2

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
11:30 11:30 AM Avianca AVA AV
11:30 11:30 AM Avianca Costa Rica LRC LR

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (UTC).

Total Departure Times: 2
Time Range:
11:30 - 11:30
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.