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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | ||||||||||
Location | Puerto San José | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 29 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°56′10″N 90°50′09″W / 13.93611°N 90.83583°WCoordinates: 13°56′10″N 90°50′09″W / 13.93611°N 90.83583°W | ||||||||||
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Location in Guatemala | |||||||||||
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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.
The airport has been recently refurbished and reopened in September 2007, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program. Improvements include:
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.