Miami (MIA) – San José (SJO)
- Distance
- 1,797 km
- 1,117 mi · 970 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 55 min / 2 h 57 min
- Average gate to gate: MIA → SJO / back
- Time difference
- 1 h / 2 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 227 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (134 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 443,432
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +16.9%
- Flights / week
- 61
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 550,384 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- AA, LR, N3
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from MIA
- 194°
- Heading from SJO
- 13°
- Halfway point
- 17.91, -82.34
- Great-circle km
- 1,805 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MIA → SJO
- 2 h 27 min
- In the air SJO → MIA
- 2 h 24 min
- Clocks
- 1 h in January, 2 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 34,443 |
| Sep 2025 | 26,126 |
| Oct 2025 | 24,821 |
| Nov 2025 | 32,510 |
| Dec 2025 | 41,862 |
| Jan 2026 | 49,711 |
| Feb 2026 | 41,932 |
| Mar 2026 | 46,908 |
| Apr 2026 | 38,946 |
| May 2026 | 36,974 |
| Jun 2026 | 32,538 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,661 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 285 |
| Sep 2025 | 200 |
| Oct 2025 | 198 |
| Nov 2025 | 255 |
| Dec 2025 | 280 |
| Jan 2026 | 320 |
| Feb 2026 | 297 |
| Mar 2026 | 337 |
| Apr 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 246 |
| Jun 2026 | 221 |
| Jul 2026 | 245 |
Airlines flying MIA–SJO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 42 | 77% |
| LRLacsa | 13 | 18% |
| N3Vuela EL Salvador S.A. de C.V. | 4.2 | 4% |
| Q6Vuela Aviacion | 1.4 | 1% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-800 · 1,756 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 638 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 443 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 307 flights
- Boeing 757-200 · 3 flights
Also carried: 783 tonnes of freight and 46 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,805 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Miami and San José
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More routes from MIA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MIA → ATL | 957 km | 1,901,419 |
| MIA → LGA | 1,764 km | 1,803,803 |
| MIA → DFW | 1,804 km | 1,512,657 |
| MIA → JFK | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| MIA → ORD | 1,926 km | 1,321,385 |
| MIA → EWR | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| MIA → CLT | 1,046 km | 1,102,847 |
| MIA → LAX | 3,769 km | 1,061,103 |
| MIA → LHR | 7,121 km | 1,048,211 |
| MIA → DCA | 1,480 km | 1,044,799 |