Nonstop flight route between Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Trieste, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica and Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), Trieste, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,125 miles (or 9,858 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS):

• The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here.
• In addition to being known as "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport", other names for TRS include "Friuli Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport", "Aeroporto di Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia" and "Ronchi dei Legionari Airport".
• Because of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled 853,285 passengers last year.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, formerly Trieste – Ronchi dei Legionari Airport, is an airport located 0.3 NM west of Ronchi dei Legionari, near Trieste in Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy.
• Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Portorož Airport (POW), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of TRS.
• Aeroporto Friuli-Venezia Giulia SpA is the company that has been running the airport since July 1997.
• The furthest airport from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.