Nonstop flight route between Guápiles, Costa Rica and Laredo, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'1"N by 83°47'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W)
Distance from GPL to LRD:
1,571.64 miles (2,529.30 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guápiles Airport (GPL), Guápiles, Costa Rica and Laredo International Airport (LRD), Laredo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,572 miles (or 2,529 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 relatively short distance between Guápiles Airport and Laredo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LRD / KLRD |
| Airport Name: | Laredo International Airport |
| Location: | Laredo, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°32'38"N by 99°27'42"W |
| Area Served: | Laredo, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Laredo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRD |
| More Information: | LRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Guápiles Airport (GPL):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Laredo International Airport (LRD):
- The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft.
- Laredo International Airport covers an area of 1,796 acres at an elevation of 508 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SW of LRD.
- Because of Laredo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Laredo International 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 Laredo International Airport (LRD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Laredo International Airport (LRD) has 3 runways.
| 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 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) SW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 2 | 64.79 miles (104.27 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 88.86 miles (143.01 km) E | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 99.44 miles (160.03 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 101.25 miles (162.95 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 116.48 miles (187.46 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 120.90 miles (194.57 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.00 miles (194.73 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 126.61 miles (203.75 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.32 miles (206.51 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 11 | 129.88 miles (209.02 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 130.52 miles (210.05 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 13 | 133.28 miles (214.49 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.73 miles (221.65 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) NNE | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,225.58 miles (18,065.77 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.41 miles (17,608.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,915.52 miles (17,566.79 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,802.95 miles (17,385.61 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,797.86 miles (17,377.43 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,497.00 miles (16,893.23 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,436.34 miles (16,795.61 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,421.14 miles (16,771.16 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,400.60 miles (16,738.10 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,380.70 miles (16,706.07 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,378.88 miles (16,703.15 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,370.86 miles (16,690.24 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,360.91 miles (16,674.23 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,355.87 miles (16,666.12 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,355.57 miles (16,665.64 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |