Nonstop flight route between Guápiles, Costa Rica and Savannah, Georgia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'1"N by 83°47'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°0'35"N by 81°8'44"W)
Distance from GPL to SVN:
1,515.27 miles (2,438.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guápiles Airport (GPL), Guápiles, Costa Rica and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,515 miles (or 2,439 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 Hunter Army Airfield, 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: | SVN / KSVN |
| Airport Name: | Hunter Army Airfield |
| Location: | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'35"N by 81°8'44"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Stewart |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVN |
| More Information: | SVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Guápiles Airport (GPL):
- 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.
- Guápiles Airport (GPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):
- The airport was named Hunter Municipal Airfield during Savannah Aviation Week in May 1940, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frank O’Driscoll Hunter, a native of Savannah and a World War I flying ace.
- Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 1 March 1949, Chatham Air Force Base, located eight miles northwest of Savannah, was reopened by the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command.
- The furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
- During late 1961 Hunter AFB joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment system, feeding data to DC-09 at Gunter AFB, Alabama.
- Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
| 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 | 8.77 miles (14.11 km) NNW | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States | |
| 2 | 25.81 miles (41.54 km) WSW | MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (LIY) | Fort Stewart, Hinesville, Georgia, United States | |
| 3 | 30.12 miles (48.47 km) ENE | Hilton Head Airport (HHH) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 40.81 miles (65.67 km) NE | Beaufort County Airport (BFT) | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 47.55 miles (76.53 km) NW | Statesboro-Bulloch County AirportStatesboro Army Air Field (TBR) | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | |
| 6 | 55.22 miles (88.87 km) SSW | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | |
| 7 | 61.03 miles (98.21 km) SSW | Malcolm McKinnon Airport (SSI) | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | |
| 8 | 69.49 miles (111.84 km) NNE | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 72.83 miles (117.21 km) W | Vidalia Regional AirportVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield (VDI) | Vidalia, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 87.38 miles (140.62 km) N | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 88.99 miles (143.22 km) NE | Charleston International Airport (CHS) | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 90.39 miles (145.47 km) SW | Waycross-Ware County AirportWaycross Army Airfield (AYS) | Waycross, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 101.35 miles (163.10 km) N | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 101.71 miles (163.69 km) W | Telfair-Wheeler Airport (MQW) | McRae, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 105.34 miles (169.53 km) NNW | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.84 miles (18,486.22 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,472.60 miles (18,463.32 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,470.47 miles (18,459.89 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,467.66 miles (18,455.36 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,467.34 miles (18,454.84 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,460.20 miles (18,443.36 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,455.15 miles (18,435.23 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,452.73 miles (18,431.34 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,440.74 miles (18,412.03 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,434.87 miles (18,402.59 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,425.91 miles (18,388.18 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,413.77 miles (18,368.64 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,412.09 miles (18,365.93 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,398.79 miles (18,344.52 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,340.89 miles (18,251.34 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |