Nonstop flight route between Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Gamboma, Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°52'1"S by 15°52'1"E)
Distance from BCL to GMM:
6,883.82 miles (11,078.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Gamboma Airport (GMM), Gamboma, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,884 miles (or 11,078 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 Gamboma 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 Gamboma 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: | GMM / FCOG |
| Airport Name: | Gamboma Airport |
| Location: | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°52'1"S by 15°52'1"E |
| Area Served: | Gamboma, Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 1509 feet (460 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GMM |
| More Information: | GMM Maps & Info |
Facts about Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL):
- Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Barra del Colorado Airport", another name for BCL is "Aeropuerto de Barra del Colorado".
Facts about Gamboma Airport (GMM):
- The closest airport to Gamboma Airport (GMM) is Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of GMM.
- The furthest airport from Gamboma Airport (GMM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,968 miles (19,261 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| 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 | 44.92 miles (72.29 km) N | Oyo Ollombo Airport (OLL) | Oyo, Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 66.62 miles (107.21 km) NNW | Boundji Airport (BOE) | Boundji, Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 89.81 miles (144.53 km) WSW | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| 4 | 92.46 miles (148.80 km) N | Owando Airport (FTX) | Owando, Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 100.27 miles (161.37 km) NW | Ewo Airport (EWO) | Ewo, Republic of Congo | |
| 6 | 100.53 miles (161.78 km) WSW | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 7 | 129.32 miles (208.12 km) N | Makoua Airport (MKJ) | Makoua, Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 138.57 miles (223.00 km) ESE | Nioki Airport (NIO) | Nioki, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 144.52 miles (232.58 km) SE | Bandundu Airport (FDU) | Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 144.64 miles (232.77 km) WNW | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 11 | 153.90 miles (247.68 km) NW | Kelle Airport (KEE) | Kelle, Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 156.97 miles (252.62 km) WSW | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 167.12 miles (268.96 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 168.38 miles (270.97 km) W | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 15 | 170.12 miles (273.79 km) SSW | Maya–Maya Airport (BZV) | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,968.31 miles (19,261.08 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,823.47 miles (19,027.98 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,563.57 miles (18,609.72 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,346.29 miles (18,260.04 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 11,268.03 miles (18,134.09 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 6 | 11,265.30 miles (18,129.70 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,264.76 miles (18,128.83 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,234.01 miles (18,079.35 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,232.39 miles (18,076.74 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,225.65 miles (18,065.88 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,225.52 miles (18,065.68 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,223.15 miles (18,061.86 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,103.56 miles (17,869.40 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 11,086.49 miles (17,841.93 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,083.96 miles (17,837.87 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |