Nonstop flight route between Jerusalem, Israel and Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Atarot Airport (JRS), Jerusalem, Israel and Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,439 miles (or 11,971 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 Atarot Airport and Barra del Colorado Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Atarot Airport and Barra del Colorado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRS / OJJR |
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Location: | Jerusalem, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°51'52"N by 35°13'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Israel Defense Forces |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 2485 feet (757 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRS |
More Information: | JRS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCL / MRBC |
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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 |
Facts about Atarot Airport (JRS):
- The closest airport to Atarot Airport (JRS) is Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WNW of JRS.
- Atarot Airport, is a small airport located between Jerusalem and Ramallah.
- In the 1970s and early 1980s, Israel invested considerable resources in upgrading the airport and creating the infrastructure for a full-fledged international airport but the international aviation authorities bowed to Arab political pressure and would not allow international flights to land there.
- Airport Atarot appeared in the film, World War Z, by director Marc Forster in 2013 as the main airport of Israel that is defended from a zombie epidemic.
- In addition to being known as "Atarot Airport", other names for JRS include "Jerusalem International Airport (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)", "נמל התעופה ירושלים" and "LLJR, OJJR".
- In maps presented by Israel at the Camp David talks in the summer of 2000, Atarot was included in the Israeli built-up area of Jerusalem.
- From 1948 to the Six Day War in June 1967, the airport was under Jordanian control, designated OJJR.
- The furthest airport from Atarot Airport (JRS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Atarot Airport (JRS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barra del Colorado Airport", another name for BCL is "Aeropuerto de Barra del Colorado".
- 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 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.