Nonstop flight route between Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Xieng Khouang, Laos:
Departure Airport:
(10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°26'24"N by 103°10'6"E)
Distance from BCL to XKH:
10,299.68 miles (16,575.69 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH), Xieng Khouang, Laos would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,300 miles (or 16,576 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Barra del Colorado Airport and Xieng Khouang Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCL / MRBC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W |
| Area Served: | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCL |
| More Information: | BCL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XKH / VLXK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Xieng Khouang, Laos |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'24"N by 103°10'6"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| View all routes: | Routes from XKH |
| More Information: | XKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL):
- In addition to being known as "Barra del Colorado Airport", another name for BCL is "Aeropuerto de Barra del Colorado".
- The furthest airport from Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Barra del Colorado Airport (meaning Barra del Colorado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Barra del Colorado Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Barra del Colorado Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) is Tortuguero Airport (TTQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of BCL.
- Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH):
- The closest airport to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) is Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) WNW of XKH.
- The furthest airport from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Xieng Khouang Airport (meaning Xieng Khouang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Xieng Khouang Airport", another name for XKH is "ສະຫນາມບິນຊຽງຂວາງ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.45 miles (23.26 km) SSE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 40.76 miles (65.60 km) SSW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 67.53 miles (108.68 km) SW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 67.68 miles (108.92 km) SE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) SW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 85.54 miles (137.67 km) N | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 98.75 miles (158.92 km) SSW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 103.28 miles (166.21 km) NNE | Corn Island International Airport (RNI) | Corn Island, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 112.11 miles (180.43 km) S | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 114.54 miles (184.33 km) SE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 11 | 120.87 miles (194.52 km) SW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 125.71 miles (202.31 km) S | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 133.79 miles (215.32 km) W | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 133.88 miles (215.46 km) SE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 136.82 miles (220.20 km) WSW | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,334.66 miles (19,850.66 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,810.71 miles (19,007.45 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,806.67 miles (19,000.95 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,796.93 miles (18,985.27 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,744.62 miles (18,901.08 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,726.32 miles (18,871.64 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,698.82 miles (18,827.38 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,697.97 miles (18,826.01 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,667.26 miles (18,776.58 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,656.65 miles (18,759.52 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,650.80 miles (18,750.11 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,634.45 miles (18,723.79 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,629.60 miles (18,715.98 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,607.57 miles (18,680.52 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,595.95 miles (18,661.82 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.76 miles (117.10 km) WNW | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 2 | 94.67 miles (152.36 km) W | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 3 | 107.84 miles (173.56 km) SSW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos | |
| 4 | 114.81 miles (184.76 km) NW | Oudomsay Airport (ODY) | Muang Xay, Laos | |
| 5 | 135.62 miles (218.26 km) N | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 144.07 miles (231.86 km) S | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) | Udon Thani, Thailand | |
| 7 | 152.96 miles (246.16 km) ENE | Tho Xuan Airport (THD) | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 155.39 miles (250.08 km) NW | Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) | Luang Namtha, Laos | |
| 9 | 167.64 miles (269.78 km) SW | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 10 | 170.47 miles (274.34 km) ESE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 171.84 miles (276.55 km) SE | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 12 | 186.28 miles (299.79 km) WNW | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 13 | 207.00 miles (333.13 km) S | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 14 | 210.64 miles (338.99 km) NE | Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 216.24 miles (348.01 km) WSW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.74 miles (19,467.76 km) SSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,057.71 miles (19,404.96 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,041.23 miles (19,378.43 km) S | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,030.72 miles (19,361.52 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,005.73 miles (19,321.30 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,005.73 miles (19,321.30 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 7 | 11,998.45 miles (19,309.58 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,978.96 miles (19,278.23 km) SSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,968.91 miles (19,262.04 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,968.91 miles (19,262.04 km) SSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,958.10 miles (19,244.64 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,941.70 miles (19,218.26 km) SW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,923.91 miles (19,189.62 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 11,918.41 miles (19,180.77 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,916.04 miles (19,176.96 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |