Nonstop flight route between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Bagdogra, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), Bagdogra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,931 miles (or 15,983 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra, 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra. 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: | IXB / VEBD |
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Location: | Bagdogra, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'51"N by 88°19'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India / Indian Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 412 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXB |
More Information: | IXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Drake Bay Airport (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.
- 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.
- Drake Bay Airport (DRK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB):
- In addition to being known as "Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra", another name for IXB is "বাগডোগরা বিমানবন্দর".
- The closest airport to Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of IXB.
- Because of Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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.
- Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bagdogra airport in North Bengal will soon have night landing facility.