Nonstop flight route between Puerto Limón, Costa Rica and Gunnison, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limón International Airport (LIO), Puerto Limón, Costa Rica and Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), Gunnison, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,467 miles (or 3,970 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 Limón International Airport and Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIO / MRLM |
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| Location: | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°57'28"N by 83°1'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIO |
| More Information: | LIO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUC / KGUC |
| Airport Name: | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport |
| Location: | Gunnison, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'2"N by 106°55'59"W |
| Area Served: | Gunnison, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Gunnison |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7680 feet (2,341 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GUC |
| More Information: | GUC Maps & Info |
Facts about Limón International Airport (LIO):
- Because of Limón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Limón 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.
- In addition to being known as "Limón International Airport", another name for LIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Limón".
- Nature Air domestic airline currently only flies charter flights to Limón.
- Limón International Airport (LIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Limón International Airport (LIO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Limón International Airport (meaning Limón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Puerto Limón and the southern Caribbean area towns of Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo and Gandoca, as well as the indigenous communities of Bri Bri, Hone Creek, Carbon 1 and 2, Shiroles and Suretka are all within two hours of the airport by ground transportation.
- The closest airport to Limón International Airport (LIO) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SE of LIO.
Facts about Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC):
- The closest airport to Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) N of GUC.
- The furthest airport from Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,016 miles (17,728 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Passengers at Gunnison are mainly vacationers coming to the area for year-round outdoor activities, such as skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, mountain biking, fishing, rafting, hiking and camping.
- Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,680 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GUC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GUC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
