AirportsTobías Bolaños International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving San Jose, in San José Province, Costa Rica. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SYQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SYQ
- ICAO code
- MRPV
- City
- San Jose
- State or region
- San José Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.9571° N, 84.1398° W
- Elevation
- 1,002 m (3,287 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,566 m (5,138 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SYQ means Tobías Bolaños International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MRPV. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.9571° N, 84.1398° W. It stands 1,002 metres (3,287 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone America/Costa Rica, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tobías Bolaños International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,566 metres (5,138 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 9 airports of Costa Rica on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,566 m 5,138 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela) | SJO | 9 km |
| Quepos Managua AirportQuepos | XQP | 57 km |
| La Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna | FON | 75 km |
| Limón International AirportLimón | LIO | 122 km |
| Nosara AirportNicoya | NOB | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,282 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,918 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,137 km | 17 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,706 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,561 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,390 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,469 km | 22 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,173 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,806 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.