Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

San José Airport (Guatemala)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Airport type
  
Military/Public

Elevation AMSL
  
29 ft / 9 m

2,010
  
6,594

Location
  
Puerto San José

15/33
  
2,010

San José Airport (Guatemala)

Operator
  
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil

Address
  
Port of San Jose, Guatemala

Similar
  
Hotel Turicentro Martita, Hotel Soleil Pacífico, Soleil Pacifico Resort M, Casa Vieja Lodge‑ Guatemala, Hotel Santa María del

San José Airport (IATA: GSJ, ICAO: MGSJ) (Aeropuerto de Puerto San José, Escuintla) serves the city of Puerto San José, the recreative town of Monterrico, the port of Puerto Quetzal and the eastern Guatemalan Pacific coast. It is operated and administrated by DGAC - Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala. San José Airport is in the western part of the city of Puerto San José, near the Pacific coast.

Contents

Facilities

The airport has been recently refurbished and reopened in September 2007, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program. Improvements include:

  • a newly built 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft) terminal building with car park
  • a newly built tower
  • newly asphalted an amplified runway with illumination and signage

    • As at 5 December 2008 there is no new control tower nor is there runway or approach lighting.

    The San Jose VOR-DME (Ident: SJO) is located on the field.

    Airlines

  • Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos (charter flights).
  • Air Venture Tours (charter flights only) [1]
  • The airport serves as Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport diversion airport if La Aurora has bad weather.

    • References

    San José Airport (Guatemala) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics