Nonstop flight route between Guápiles, Costa Rica and Takotna, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(10°13'1"N by 83°47'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(62°53'39"N by 155°58'35"W)
Distance from GPL to TLJ:
5,032.32 miles (8,098.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guápiles Airport (GPL), Guápiles, Costa Rica and Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ), Takotna, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,032 miles (or 8,099 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 Tatalina LRRS 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 Tatalina LRRS 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: | TLJ / PATL |
| Airport Name: | Tatalina LRRS Airport |
| Location: | Takotna, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°53'39"N by 155°58'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 964 feet (294 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLJ |
| More Information: | TLJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Guápiles Airport (GPL):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ):
- The closest airport to Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) is Takotna Airport (TCT), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNW of TLJ.
- The furthest airport from Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,440 miles (16,801 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Because of Tatalina LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 964 feet, planes can take off or land at Tatalina LRRS 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.
- Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airstrip was constructed as part of the construction of the Tatalina Air Force Station.
| 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 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) NNW | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 12.30 miles (19.79 km) ENE | McGrath Airport (MCG) | McGrath, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 47.08 miles (75.77 km) N | Bear Creek 3 Airport (BCC) | Bear Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) E | Nikolai Airport (NIB) | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 78.81 miles (126.84 km) SSW | Stony River Airport (SRV) | Stony River, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 88.23 miles (141.99 km) SSW | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 90.90 miles (146.29 km) SSW | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 91.27 miles (146.89 km) ENE | Telida Airport (TLF) | Telida, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 99.05 miles (159.40 km) SW | Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) | Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 114.34 miles (184.01 km) W | Shageluk Airport (SHX) | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 124.86 miles (200.94 km) S | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 127.57 miles (205.30 km) N | Ruby Airport (RBY) | Ruby, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 128.69 miles (207.11 km) E | Grayling Airport (KGX) | Grayling, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 129.97 miles (209.17 km) NW | Kaltag Airport (KAL) | Kaltag, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 130.46 miles (209.96 km) WSW | Holy Cross Airport (HCR) | Holy Cross, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,439.57 miles (16,800.82 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,438.14 miles (16,798.52 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,424.46 miles (16,776.50 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,405.77 miles (16,746.43 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,367.05 miles (16,684.11 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,261.14 miles (16,513.67 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,205.72 miles (16,424.47 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,147.11 miles (16,330.15 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,145.74 miles (16,327.94 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,145.73 miles (16,327.93 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,138.95 miles (16,317.01 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 10,121.98 miles (16,289.71 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,121.46 miles (16,288.86 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,121.31 miles (16,288.63 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,115.80 miles (16,279.76 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |