Nonstop flight route between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Duluth, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,681 miles (or 4,314 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 Duluth International 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 Duluth International 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: | DLH / KDLH |
Airport Name: | Duluth International Airport |
Location: | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°50'31"N by 92°11'36"W |
Area Served: | Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin (Twin Ports) |
Operator/Owner: | City of Duluth, Minnesota |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1428 feet (435 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLH |
More Information: | DLH 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Duluth International Airport (DLH):
- In 2013, a new passenger terminal was built directly in front of the 1973 terminal.
- The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
- Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.
- In 1940, Northwest Airlines begins the first regularly scheduled air service to Duluth.
- The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.