Nonstop flight route between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Cuyo Airport (CYU), Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,264 miles (or 16,519 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 Drake Bay Airport and Cuyo 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 Drake Bay Airport and Cuyo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYU / RPLO |
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Location: | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°51'29"N by 121°4'9"E |
Area Served: | Cuyo, Palawan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYU |
More Information: | CYU Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Drake Bay Airport (DRK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cuyo Airport (CYU):
- CYCOM +63 920 4474 321 Nacks Land Ticketing +63 918 6399 843
- Cuyo Airport (CYU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cuyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cuyo 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 "Cuyo Airport", another name for CYU is "Paliparan ng Cuyo".
- The furthest airport from Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is nearly antipodal to Cuyo Airport (meaning Cuyo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Juína Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Cuyo Airport (CYU) is Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of CYU.