Nonstop flight route between Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW), Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,969 miles (or 7,997 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 Sparrevohn LRRS 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 Sparrevohn LRRS 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 |
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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: | SVW / PASV |
Airport Name: | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport |
Location: | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°5'49"N by 155°34'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SVW |
More Information: | SVW Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW):
- Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
- The furthest airport from Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,563 miles (16,999 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Sparrevohn Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip.
- The closest airport to Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) is Stony River Airport (SRV), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of SVW.
- The airstrip was constructed in 1952 as part of the construction of the Sparrevohn Air Force Station.