Nonstop flight route between Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Drake Bay, Costa Rica:
Departure Airport:
(17°44'54"S by 139°32'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°43'58"N by 83°39'0"W)
Distance from BUC to DRK:
9,473.50 miles (15,246.09 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- BUC Airport Information
- DRK Airport Information
- Facts about BUC
- Facts about DRK
- Map of Nearest Airports to BUC
- List of Nearest Airports to BUC
- Map of Furthest Airports from BUC
- List of Furthest Airports from BUC
- Map of Nearest Airports to DRK
- List of Nearest Airports to DRK
- Map of Furthest Airports from DRK
- List of Furthest Airports from DRK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burketown Airport (BUC), Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,474 miles (or 15,246 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 Burketown Airport and Drake Bay 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 Burketown Airport and Drake Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUC / YBKT |
| Airport Name: | Burketown Airport |
| Location: | Burketown, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°44'54"S by 139°32'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Burke Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUC |
| More Information: | BUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRK / MRDK |
| Airport Name: | Drake Bay Airport |
| Location: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'58"N by 83°39'0"W |
| Area Served: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRK |
| More Information: | DRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Burketown Airport (BUC):
- The closest airport to Burketown Airport (BUC) is Doomadgee Airport (DMD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of BUC.
- Burketown Airport (BUC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Burketown Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Burketown 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 furthest airport from Burketown Airport (BUC) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Drake Bay Airport (DRK):
- The closest airport to Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), which is located only 20 miles (31 kilometers) NE of DRK.
- Drake Bay Airport (DRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Drake Bay Airport (meaning Drake Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Drake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Drake Bay 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) WSW | Doomadgee Airport (DMD) | Doomadgee Mission, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 87.81 miles (141.31 km) ENE | Karumba Airport (KRB) | Karumba, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 175.59 miles (282.58 km) SSW | Camooweal Airport (CML) | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 201.45 miles (324.20 km) S | Mount Isa Airport (ISA) | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) SSE | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 214.45 miles (345.13 km) NE | Kowanyama Airport (KWM) | Kowanyama, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 240.32 miles (386.76 km) NE | Edward River Airport (EDR) | Edward River, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 240.42 miles (386.92 km) E | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 242.76 miles (390.68 km) SSE | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 243.28 miles (391.53 km) WNW | Borroloola Airport (BOX) | Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 11 | 245.57 miles (395.20 km) WNW | McArthur River Mine Airport (MCV) | McArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 247.13 miles (397.71 km) SE | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 295.73 miles (475.93 km) SSE | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 310.13 miles (499.10 km) SE | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 331.23 miles (533.06 km) NW | Groote Eylandt Airport (GTE) | Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,423.12 miles (18,383.69 km) W | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,418.60 miles (18,376.40 km) W | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,365.90 miles (18,291.60 km) W | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,358.86 miles (18,280.26 km) W | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,352.15 miles (18,269.46 km) W | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,295.18 miles (18,177.79 km) W | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,280.14 miles (18,153.58 km) W | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,279.20 miles (18,152.07 km) W | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,270.23 miles (18,137.63 km) W | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,234.90 miles (18,080.78 km) NE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 11,189.57 miles (18,007.82 km) NE | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 12 | 11,145.34 miles (17,936.65 km) NE | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 13 | 11,133.90 miles (17,918.22 km) NE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 14 | 11,129.76 miles (17,911.57 km) ENE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 15 | 11,129.09 miles (17,910.50 km) NE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.51 miles (31.39 km) NE | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 27.61 miles (44.44 km) ESE | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 32.41 miles (52.15 km) E | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 47.55 miles (76.52 km) E | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 86.31 miles (138.90 km) ESE | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 8 | 90.34 miles (145.39 km) NE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) NNW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 94.84 miles (152.63 km) NNE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) NNW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 103.04 miles (165.83 km) N | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 104.30 miles (167.86 km) ENE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 14 | 116.04 miles (186.75 km) NW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 127.18 miles (204.68 km) N | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.82 miles (19,627.22 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,923.76 miles (19,189.39 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,905.57 miles (19,160.11 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,858.75 miles (19,084.76 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,824.78 miles (19,030.09 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,789.54 miles (18,973.38 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,785.15 miles (18,966.31 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,764.23 miles (18,932.65 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,746.51 miles (18,904.12 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,735.70 miles (18,886.73 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,735.43 miles (18,886.30 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,711.19 miles (18,847.29 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,708.17 miles (18,842.42 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,705.24 miles (18,837.71 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,694.94 miles (18,821.14 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |