🔍 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 🛃
📍 Seen in Alajuela, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 In 1952, construction began on what would be called Coco International Airport, named for its location near the Coco neighborhood of Alajuela, and it was inaugurated in 1958. The airport was renamed Juan Santamaría International Airport in 1971 in honor of the national hero of the same name.
Photo Location:
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Year Opened:
1958
Architectural Style:
SJO zcombines mid-20th-century modernist functionalism (from its original era) with contemporary steel-and-glass international airport architecture from its major 2000s reconstructions.
Building Dimensions:
Total Area: 57,200 m²
Cost of Construction:
Unknown
People Full Capacity:
~ 45,760
Coordinates:
25°43’20.3″N 100°18’43.0″W
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