# Distance from Mataiva Airport (MVT) to San Jose (SJO)

> 7,626 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,626 km / 4,739 mi / 4,118 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 08:22 in Mataiva Airport, it's 12:22 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,010 ft (SJO is higher than MVT)

## Airports

### [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.870000, -148.720000
- Elevation: 11 ft

### [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Jose, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MROC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.990000, -84.210000
- Elevation: 3,021 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:22 in Mataiva Airport, it's 12:22 in San Jose.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)
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