Airport Overview
The 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.
As per 2020 figures, the airport registered 4,228 as passenger movement and 14,169 air operations
According to the authorities, the current expansion works on the runway of the San José aerodrome are part of a project to convert said air terminal into a specialized area to receive international cargo flights. This re-engineering project will also allow the planes to arrive at the aforementioned air terminal instead of being diverted to other runways, such as Petén or El Salvador, when La Aurora International Airport has landing complications due to weather conditions or any other situation.
The San José Airport new runway is 2,100 meters long, while that of La Aurora International Airport is 3,000 meters long. Not all commercial and long-wing aircraft can land there, i.e. a Boeing 757 aircraft can use the runway located in Puerto San José, while a Boeing 747, known as a Jumbo, cannot because it needs more space to land.
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Airport Location and Contact |
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Country |
GUATEMALA |
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Province or District |
Escuintla |
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Nearest Town or City |
Escuintla 45 km Puerto Quetzal 5 km |
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Airport’s Complete Name |
Aeropuerto de Puerto San José |
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Latitude |
13.9274 |
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Longitude |
-90.82166 |
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Elevation (ft and m) |
7 m / 22 ft (msnm) |
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IATA Code |
GSJ |
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ICAO Code |
MGSJ |
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Managing Company or Airport Authority |
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala https://www.dgac.gob.gt/ Ph: +502 2321 5000 |
| Management Contact Person |
Francis Argueta Aguirre Director Ejecutivo, Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil https://twitter.com/francisarguetaa
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NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport? |
No |
Runway
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Runway #1 |
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Runway Dimensions |
2,100 m (6,594 ft) x 45 m |
| Runway Orientation | 15/33 |
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Runway Surface |
Asphalt |
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Runway Condition |
New, very good, Cat 4E |
Note: The airport is currently under work in progress condition
Airport Infrastructure Details
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Infrastructure |
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Passenger / Cargo Security Screening |
N/A |
Runway Lighting |
N/A |
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Refueling Capacity |
N/A |
Ground Handling Services |
N/A |
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Air Traffic Control |
N/A |
Fire Fighting Equipment |
N/A |
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Weather Information |
N/A |
Aircraft Parking Space |
N/A |
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Navigation Aids |
The San Jose VOR-DME (Ident: SJO) is located on the field |
Perimeter Fencing |
N/A |
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Windsock |
N/A |
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Note: The airport is currently under work in progress condition
(*) The project includes:
- Construction of a fire station
- The control tower will be moved and will be built with six levels
- Runway lightning
- Approach accesses to facilitate plane manoeuvres
- An entrance will be built so that landing planes can enter the COMBEX area
- Terminal renovation
- Construction of SAT offices
- Aviation school will be transferred from the capital to Escuintla
