Costa Rica is located stretegically in the middle of the Americas, close to major cities in the north and the south of America.
The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose and although our main international airport is located in the province of Alajuela, the code for this airport is SJO.
Where is Costa Rica located in relation to other countries?
Below, you will find the distance between the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), our main international airport, and some major destinations around the world.
Actually, our country is so small (only 19,730miles2/51,100km2) that to know the distance to our other international airport (the Daniel Oduber International Airport - LIR in the province of Guanacaste) the calculation below should be pretty accurate (only 100 miles / 161 kilometers between the airports).
Ontario (ONT) to San Jose (SJO) = 2690 miles / 4330 kilometers Miami (MIA) to San Jose (SJO) = 1120 miles / 1800 kilometers New York (JFK) to San Jose (SJO) = 2210 miles / 3560 kilometers Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJO) = 2720 miles / 4380 kilometers Mexico (MEX) to San Jose (SJO) = 1190 miles / 1920 kilometers Buenos Aires (BUE) to San Jose (SJO) = 3510 miles / 5650 kilometers Paris (CDG) to San Jose (SJO) = 5550 miles / 8930 kilometers Melbourne (MEL) to San Jose (SJO) = 8840 miles / 14200 kilometers Rio de Janeiro (RIO) to San Jose (SJO) = 3580 miles / 5760 kilometers
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