San José (Alajuela) to Guatemala City Flights (SJO-GUA)

🇨🇷 SJO

San José (Alajuela)

532 mi

GUA 🇬🇹

Guatemala City

Juan Santamaría International Airport La Aurora Airport 7 airlines

The San José (Alajuela) to Guatemala City route connects Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) in CR with La Aurora Airport (GUA) in GT. This short-haul flight covers approximately 532 miles (856 km) with a typical flight time of 59m. This route is served by 7 airlines: Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 14 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport

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

Destination Airport

La Aurora Airport

ICAO Code:: MGGT
IATA Code:: GUA
City:: 🇬🇹 Guatemala City
Country:: GT
Elevation:: 4952 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

532

Miles

59m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Avianca	`AVA`	`AV`
Volaris Costa Rica	`VOC`	`Q6`
Avianca Costa Rica	`LRC`	`LR`
Avianca El Salvador	`TAI`	`TA`
Copa Airlines	`CMP`	`CM`
JOS	`JOS`	`L3`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	13	11%
Tuesday	15	12%
Wednesday	17	14%
Thursday	22	18%
Friday	14	11%
Saturday	19	16%
Sunday	22	18%

Pattern Analysis

14 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 122
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 81 flights
Weekend: 41 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

7 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	05:45 5:45 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 29, 2026	Active
Avianca Costa Rica `LRC` / `LR`		A20N	05:45 5:45 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 29, 2026	Active
Avianca El Salvador `TAI` / `TA`		A20N	05:45 5:45 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 22, 2026	Active
Copa Airlines `CMP` / `CM`		B738	19:55 7:55 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 30, 2026	Active
JOS `JOS` / `L3`		B752	11:15 11:15 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 7, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`	-	A20N	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 17, 2025	Active
Volaris Costa Rica `VOC` / `Q6`		A20N	14:39 2:39 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 17, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 7

Active Routes: 7

Unique Airlines: 7

Aircraft Types: 7

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
05:45 5:45 AM	Avianca	`AVA`	`AV`
05:45 5:45 AM	Avianca Costa Rica	`LRC`	`LR`
05:45 5:45 AM	Avianca El Salvador	`TAI`	`TA`
11:15 11:15 AM	JOS	`JOS`	`L3`
14:39 2:39 PM	Volaris Costa Rica	`VOC`	`Q6`
19:55 7:55 PM	Copa Airlines	`CMP`	`CM`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 6

Time Range:
05:45 - 19:55

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

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