Nonstop flight route between Guápiles, Costa Rica and Masindi, Uganda:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'1"N by 83°47'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°45'17"N by 31°44'12"E)
Distance from GPL to KCU:
7,928.29 miles (12,759.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guápiles Airport (GPL), Guápiles, Costa Rica and Masindi Airport (KCU), Masindi, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,928 miles (or 12,759 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 Guápiles Airport and Masindi 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 Guápiles Airport and Masindi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPL / MRGP |
| Airport Name: | Guápiles Airport |
| Location: | Guápiles, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°13'1"N by 83°47'59"W |
| Area Served: | Guápiles, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 883 feet (269 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GPL |
| More Information: | GPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCU / HUMI |
| Airport Name: | Masindi Airport |
| Location: | Masindi, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°45'17"N by 31°44'12"E |
| Area Served: | Masindi, |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3850 feet (1,173 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KCU |
| More Information: | KCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Guápiles Airport (GPL):
- Because of Guápiles Airport's relatively low elevation of 883 feet, planes can take off or land at Guápiles 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.
- Guápiles Airport (GPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Guápiles Airport (GPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Guápiles Airport (meaning Guápiles Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Guápiles Airport (GPL) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SW of GPL.
Facts about Masindi Airport (KCU):
- Masindi Airport (KCU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Masindi Airport (KCU) is Pakuba Airport (PAF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of KCU.
- At this time, there is no regular, scheduled airline service at Masindi Airport.
- The furthest airport from Masindi Airport (KCU) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,758 miles (18,923 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.25 miles (47.07 km) SW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 31.10 miles (50.05 km) NE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 31.80 miles (51.18 km) WSW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 40.76 miles (65.60 km) NNE | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 55.88 miles (89.92 km) ESE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 57.99 miles (93.33 km) SSW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 79.51 miles (127.96 km) SSE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 89.31 miles (143.73 km) WSW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) SSE | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 100.01 miles (160.94 km) ESE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 11 | 103.04 miles (165.83 km) S | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 109.59 miles (176.36 km) WSW | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 116.15 miles (186.92 km) SSE | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 117.03 miles (188.34 km) WSW | Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) | Carrillo, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 121.24 miles (195.12 km) SSE | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,294.03 miles (19,785.27 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,828.78 miles (19,036.53 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,826.57 miles (19,032.98 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,791.54 miles (18,976.60 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,769.19 miles (18,940.64 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,732.68 miles (18,881.88 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,727.49 miles (18,873.51 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,707.10 miles (18,840.71 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,668.02 miles (18,777.82 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,665.12 miles (18,773.14 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,656.61 miles (18,759.45 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,654.12 miles (18,755.44 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,643.53 miles (18,738.39 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,626.59 miles (18,711.13 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,615.66 miles (18,693.55 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.38 miles (53.72 km) NNW | Pakuba Airport (PAF) | Pakuba, Uganda | |
| 2 | 42.79 miles (68.86 km) NNW | Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) | Kabalega Falls, Uganda | |
| 3 | 105.50 miles (169.79 km) W | Bunia Airport (BUX) | Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 105.88 miles (170.40 km) NNW | Arua Airport (RUA) | Arua, Uganda | |
| 5 | 115.08 miles (185.19 km) SSE | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 6 | 127.85 miles (205.75 km) SSE | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 7 | 130.16 miles (209.47 km) E | Soroti Airport (SRT) | Soroti, Uganda | |
| 8 | 134.98 miles (217.23 km) SE | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 9 | 156.32 miles (251.58 km) SW | Kasese Airport (KSE) | Kasese, Uganda | |
| 10 | 176.29 miles (283.72 km) WSW | Beni Airport (BNC) | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 177.88 miles (286.27 km) SSW | Mbarara Airport (MBQ) | Mbarara, Uganda | |
| 12 | 213.39 miles (343.41 km) S | Bukoba Airport (BKZ) | Bukoba, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 215.56 miles (346.91 km) N | Juba International Airport (JUB) | Juba, South Sudan | |
| 14 | 229.08 miles (368.66 km) ESE | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 15 | 242.72 miles (390.61 km) ESE | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,757.96 miles (18,922.56 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,594.03 miles (18,658.74 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,550.53 miles (18,588.73 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,547.84 miles (18,584.39 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,530.12 miles (18,555.89 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,497.93 miles (18,504.08 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,473.82 miles (18,465.27 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,433.02 miles (18,399.61 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,394.53 miles (18,337.67 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,388.17 miles (18,327.44 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,387.57 miles (18,326.48 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,378.79 miles (18,312.33 km) SE | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,373.66 miles (18,304.09 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,365.09 miles (18,290.29 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,344.90 miles (18,257.80 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |