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Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
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Scan through all non-stop flights from San José to Managua. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from SJO to MGA, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
Managua is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, Managua experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.
In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from San José SJO to Managua MGA. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from SJO to MGA are operated 8 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 07:00 - 09:17. The earliest flight departs at 07:00, the last flight departs at 09:17. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from San José to Managua takes 1 hour and 7 minutes. The flight distance between San José and Managua is 199 miles (or 320 km).
There is 1 airport in Managua: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA).
There are 8 flights per week flying from San José to Managua (as of April 2026).
1 hour and 7 minutes is the average flight time from San José to Managua.
The distance from San José to Managua is 199 miles (320 kilometers).
Copa Airlines and Sansa are flying nonstop from San José to Managua.
Star Alliance is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from San José to Managua.
You can fly non-stop in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from San José to Managua:
The earliest flight departs at 07:00 from San José and arrives at 08:20 at Managua.
The latest flight departs at 09:17 from San José and arrives at 10:24 at Managua.
199 miles (320 km) · 1h 7m
07:00
08:20
Sansa
RZ 1060
Sansa
Cessna light aircraft - single turboprop engine
Y
W
J
F
09:17
10:24
Copa Airlines
Star Alliance
CM 818
Copa Airlines
Boeing 737-800
Y
W
J
F
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