Nonstop flight route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and San José, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,071 miles (or 16,207 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAC / VGHS |
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| Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Dhaka |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAC |
| More Information: | DAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJO / MROC |
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| Location: | San José, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W |
| Area Served: | San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Costa Rica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3022 feet (921 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJO |
| More Information: | SJO Maps & Info |
Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):
- Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal International 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport, to honour Shah Jalal, one of Bangladesh's most respected Sufi saints.
- The airport is located in Kurmitola and was originally 11 NM north of the capital Dhaka.
- A feasibility study is underway to decide about adding a parallel, second runway at a cost of BDT 10 billion by 2014.
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800 at the tarmac.
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
- The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
Facts about Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- Licensed taxis are available in the airport and will generally accept both colones and U.S.
- Gates 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Juan Santamaria International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Costa Rica, having experienced a constant increase in traffic since its opening in 1958, boosted by the growing flow of tourists.
- The furthest airport from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (meaning Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of SJO.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- Two Airbusses from TACA Airlines
- The airport is hub of Sansa Airlines, and focus city airport for Copa Airlines and Avianca.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
