Airport guide
Puerto JimenezIATA code PJM
Puerto Jimenez (PJM/MRPJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica
- Codes
- PJM · MRPJ
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Region
- North America
Puerto Jimenez (PJM/MRPJ) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica in North America. Operating on America/Costa_Rica local time at coordinates 8.580°, -83.330°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Puerto Jimenez (PJM) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Puerto Jimenez, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Puerto Jimenez airport details
- IATA code
- PJM
- ICAO code
- MRPJ
- City
- Puerto Jimenez
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region
- North America
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates
- 8.533°, -83.300°
- From OurAirports
- Official website
- natureair.com/destinations/jimenez_costa_rica.html (opens in a new tab)
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Puerto Jimenez’s own pages.
PJM airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2015
- 38,165
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Golfito Airport GLF · 19 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at PJM
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 16/34: 825 m.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 825 m2,707 ft | — | UNK | Not listed as lit |
Routes from PJM
Originfacts does not track any routes from PJM yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where PJM is
18 km east
Puerto Jimenez lies 18 km east of Puerto Jiménez city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at PJM
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Puerto Jimenez, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Puerto Jimenez’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:natureair.com/destinations/jimenez_costa_rica.html (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Puerto Jimenez
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- GolfitoGolfito AirportGLF18 km
- Drake BayDrake BayDRK37 km
- San Isidro de El GeneralPerez ZeledonIPZ95 km
- DavidEnrique Malek AirportDAV101 km
- QueposQuepos AirportXQP130 km
- ChanguinolaChanguinolaCHX137 km
- Bocas Del ToroBocas Del ToroBOC146 km
- LimonLimon International AirportLIO157 km
- San JoseJuan Santamaria International AirportSJO185 km
Puerto Jimenez: common questions
Where is Puerto Jimenez?
Puerto Jimenez serves Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 8.533°, -83.300°.
What are the airport codes for Puerto Jimenez?
The IATA code is PJM and the ICAO code is MRPJ.
What time zone is PJM in?
Puerto Jimenez is in the America/Costa_Rica time zone.
What is the official website of Puerto Jimenez?
The airport’s official website is natureair.com/destinations/jimenez_costa_rica.html. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Puerto Jimenez have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at PJM: 16/34 (825 m (2,707 ft)).
How many passengers use Puerto Jimenez?
Wikidata records 38,165 passengers for 2015, the latest year it holds.
How far is PJM from Puerto Jiménez city centre?
Puerto Jimenez is about 18 km east of Puerto Jiménez city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Puerto Jimenez?
OurAirports gives PJM’s elevation as 2 m (7 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Puerto Jimenez’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteOurAirports (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q3497696 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)