Nonstop flight route between Bilbao, Spain and Coto 47, Costa Rica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bilbao Airport (BIO), Bilbao, Spain and Coto 47 Airport (OTR), Coto 47, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,313 miles (or 8,550 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 Bilbao Airport and Coto 47 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 Bilbao Airport and Coto 47 Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bilbao Airport (BIO):

• Bilbao Airport handled 3,800,789 passengers last year.
• Users of the airport widely complained about its lack of an arrivals area, since once passengers cleared customs, they stepped directly outside, and there they were often exposed to the elements.
• Bilbao Airport (BIO) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Bilbao Airport (meaning Bilbao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Bilbao Airport (BIO) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of BIO.
• In February 2009 plans were announced to expand the terminal building, the facilities and the car parking so as to double the current capacity to 8 million passengers.
• Because of Bilbao Airport's relatively low elevation of 137 feet, planes can take off or land at Bilbao 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 "Bilbao Airport", another name for BIO is "Bilboko aireportua (eu) Aeropuerto de Bilbao (es)".
• The construction works commenced during the Civil War but during this time and until June 1937 the airport was only used as a base for military activities.
• The airport has seen a constant increase in its traffic numbers, the old terminal was already saturated and obsolete in 1990, although it had been renewed only a few years earlier.

Facts about Coto 47 Airport (OTR):

• The closest airport to Coto 47 Airport (OTR) is Golfito Airport (GLF), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) WNW of OTR.
• The furthest airport from Coto 47 Airport (OTR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Coto 47 Airport (meaning Coto 47 Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Coto 47 Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Coto 47 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.
• Coto 47 Airport (OTR) currently has only 1 runway.