Nonstop flight route between Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Almaty, Kazakhstan:
Departure Airport:
(10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E)
Distance from BCL to ALA:
8,503.09 miles (13,684.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Almaty International Airport (ALA), Almaty, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,503 miles (or 13,684 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 Almaty International 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 Barra del Colorado Airport and Almaty International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | ALA / UAAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'19"N by 77°2'40"E |
| Area Served: | Almaty |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC Almaty International Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2234 feet (681 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALA |
| More Information: | ALA Maps & Info |
Facts about Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barra del Colorado Airport", another name for BCL is "Aeropuerto de Barra del Colorado".
- Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) is Tortuguero Airport (TTQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of BCL.
Facts about Almaty International Airport (ALA):
- Almaty International Airport (ALA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Manas International Airport (FRU), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) W of ALA.
- On 30 September 2008 a second runway was opened with a first departure of a BMI flight bound for London Heathrow.
- Following a runway reconstruction in 1998, Almaty airport was awarded II category and status of an International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Almaty International Airport", other names for ALA include "Халықаралық Алматы Әуежайы" and "Международный Аэропорт Алматы".
- The furthest airport from Almaty International Airport (ALA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,261 miles (18,123 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
| 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 | 130.86 miles (210.60 km) W | Manas International Airport (FRU) | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | |
| 2 | 218.19 miles (351.14 km) ENE | Yining Airport (YIN) | Yining, Xinjiang, China | |
| 3 | 220.04 miles (354.13 km) SE | Aksu Airport (AKU) | Aksu, Xinjiang, China | |
| 4 | 263.91 miles (424.72 km) NNW | Balqash Airport (BXH) | Balkhash, Kazakhstan | |
| 5 | 268.69 miles (432.41 km) SSW | Kashgar Airport (KHG) | Kashgar, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 281.44 miles (452.93 km) ENE | Bole Alashankou Airport (BPL) | Bole, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 289.23 miles (465.46 km) SW | Osh International Airport (OSS) | Osh, Kyrgyzstan | |
| 8 | 291.62 miles (469.32 km) W | Taraz Airport (DMB) | Taraz (formerly Dzhambul and Aulie-Ata), Kazakhstan | |
| 9 | 303.87 miles (489.02 km) SW | Andizhan International Airport (AZN) | Andizhan, Uzbekistan | |
| 10 | 318.05 miles (511.86 km) E | Nalati Airport (NLT) | Künes, Xinjiang, China | |
| 11 | 322.89 miles (519.64 km) ESE | Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA) | Kuqa, Xinjiang, China | |
| 12 | 342.29 miles (550.86 km) SW | Fergana International Airport (FEG) | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
| 13 | 389.24 miles (626.42 km) W | Shymkent International Airport (CIT) | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | |
| 14 | 416.44 miles (670.20 km) ENE | Karamay Airport (KRY) | Karamay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 15 | 422.14 miles (679.37 km) WSW | Tashkent International Airport (TAS) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,261.12 miles (18,122.97 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,966.72 miles (17,649.18 km) W | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,961.55 miles (17,640.86 km) W | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,958.67 miles (17,636.22 km) W | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,946.50 miles (17,616.64 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,922.54 miles (17,578.08 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,919.64 miles (17,573.41 km) W | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,918.84 miles (17,572.13 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,917.51 miles (17,569.98 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,915.55 miles (17,566.82 km) W | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,912.13 miles (17,561.33 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,908.43 miles (17,555.37 km) W | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,902.42 miles (17,545.70 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,899.41 miles (17,540.86 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,898.09 miles (17,538.74 km) W | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |