Costa Rica is one of the most popular vacation destinations for American travelers. In 2023, 1,431,664 people were transported by air, an increase of 11.6% when compared to 2019, before the outbreak of the pandemic, San José is the destination with the highest demand with a focus on leisure and VFR passengers (visits from friends and/or family), next year United Airlines will be the only airline to fly from all its hubs to the Costa Rican capital.
Flight schedule between San José de Costa Rica (SJO) and the United States
Alaska Airlines
- Los Angeles: daily flights on Boeing 737-800.
American Airlines
- Charlotte: daily flights on Boeing 737-800
- Dallas/Fort Worth: two daily flights on Boeing 737-800/MAX 8.
- Miami: three daily flights on Boeing 737-800/MAX 8.
Delta Air Lines
- Atlanta: two daily flights,
- Los Angeles: five weekly flights.
- All flights are operated on Boeing 757 aircraft.
Frontier Airlines
- Atlanta: one weekly frequency on Airbus A320neo.
JetBlue Airways
- Fort Lauderdale: two daily flights on Airbus A320.
- New York-JFK: daily flights on Airbus A320.
- Orlando: two daily flights on Airbus A320/A321.
Southwest Airlines
- Baltimore: one weekly frequency on Boeing 737-700.
- Houston-Hobby: daily flights on Boeing 737-700.
- Orlando: daily flights on Boeing 737-700.
- Denver: once a week on Boeing 737 MAX 8.
United Airlines
- Houston-Intercontinental: two daily flights.
- Newark: 9 weekly flights.
- San Francisco: daily flights (starting May 22, 2025).
- Chicago O’Hare: two weekly flights.
- Denver: two weekly flights.
- Los Angeles: two weekly flights.
- Washington-Dulles: once a week.
All flights are operated on Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Spirit Airlines
- Fort Lauderdale: two daily flights on Airbus A321neo/A320neo.
- Orlando: daily flights on Airbus A320.
Avianca Costa Rica
- New York JFK: three weekly flights on Airbus A320 via San Pedro Sula.
- Washington-Dulles: four weekly flights on Airbus A320neo.
- Chicago O’Hare: three weekly flights on Airbus A320 via Guatemala.
Volaris Costa Rica
- New York-JFK: four weekly flights on Airbus A319 via San Salvador.
- Washington-Dulles: one weekly frequency on Airbus A319 via San Salvador.
