Nonstop flight route between Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(10°46'1"N by 83°34'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W)
Distance from BCL to VAG:
3,417.17 miles (5,499.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL), Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica and Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG), Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,417 miles (or 5,499 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky 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: | VAG / SBVG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°35'20"S by 45°28'23"W |
| Area Served: | Varginha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3025 feet (922 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAG |
| More Information: | VAG 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".
- 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.
- 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 Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG):
- Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) NNE of VAG.
- The furthest airport from Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (meaning Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,077 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport", another name for VAG is "Aeroporto Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky".
| 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 | 104.72 miles (168.53 km) NNE | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 116.13 miles (186.89 km) SSW | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| 3 | 134.78 miles (216.90 km) E | Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 136.51 miles (219.69 km) SW | Campo dos Amarais State Airport (CPQ) | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 141.09 miles (227.07 km) WNW | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) SSW | São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU) | Guarulhos (near São Paulo), São Paulo (state), Brazil | |
| 7 | 144.48 miles (232.52 km) SW | Viracopos–Campinas International Airport (VCP) | Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| 8 | 145.59 miles (234.30 km) SE | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 147.91 miles (238.04 km) E | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 10 | 151.47 miles (243.77 km) WNW | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 155.20 miles (249.76 km) NE | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 12 | 157.22 miles (253.02 km) W | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 159.71 miles (257.02 km) SSW | São Paulo/Congonhas Airport (CGH) | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 165.34 miles (266.08 km) ESE | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 15 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NE | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,077.47 miles (19,436.75 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,074.20 miles (19,431.49 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,951.99 miles (19,234.82 km) WNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,898.22 miles (19,148.28 km) NE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,898.20 miles (19,148.25 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,889.80 miles (19,134.74 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,883.52 miles (19,124.62 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,881.16 miles (19,120.82 km) NE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,876.31 miles (19,113.01 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,861.91 miles (19,089.85 km) NE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,810.52 miles (19,007.14 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,800.62 miles (18,991.21 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,783.42 miles (18,963.52 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,752.24 miles (18,913.35 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,733.16 miles (18,882.65 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |