Nonstop flight route between Puerto Limón, Costa Rica and Imperial Beach, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°57'28"N by 83°1'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W)
Distance from LIO to NRS:
2,673.29 miles (4,302.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limón International Airport (LIO), Puerto Limón, Costa Rica and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS), Imperial Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,673 miles (or 4,302 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 Limón International Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, 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 Limón International Airport and Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | NRS / KNRS |
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| Location: | Imperial Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 117°6'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NRS |
| More Information: | NRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Limón International Airport (LIO):
- In addition to being known as "Limón International Airport", another name for LIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Limón".
- Limón International Airport (LIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Presidency Ministry announced in June 2011 that Sansa Airlines would begin regular scheduled flights four times a week to Limón Airport, beginning in July and costing ₡30,000–₡75,000, to increase tourism to Limón Province.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS):
- In 1917, the United States Army established Aviation Field on the current site of OLF Imperial Beach.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach or NOLF Imperial Beach is a United States Navy facility for helicopters, situated on 1,204 acres approximately 14 miles south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.
- In 1951, Ream Field Imperial Beach became home to its first helicopter squadron when HU-1 moved on board.
- When Imperial Beach was designated on Outlying Field, this put a halt to a master plan developed on 1967 to determine the facilities required to support units assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations.
- Presently OLF Imperial Beach encompasses 1,204 acres with 270 of those acres leased out for agricultural purposes and 284 acres leased to the State of California for a wildlife refuge at the southeast corner by the base itself.
- The closest airport to Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of NRS.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach", another name for NRS is "Ream Field".
- The furthest airport from Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,552 miles (18,590 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.19 miles (75.95 km) SE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama |     |
| 2 | 53.90 miles (86.74 km) NW | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 55.88 miles (89.92 km) WNW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 58.75 miles (94.55 km) SSW | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 67.65 miles (108.86 km) SE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 6 | 67.68 miles (108.92 km) NW | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 75.92 miles (122.19 km) SSW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 76.05 miles (122.39 km) W | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 80.81 miles (130.05 km) W | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 83.41 miles (134.23 km) WSW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 91.02 miles (146.49 km) S | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 93.89 miles (151.10 km) S | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 94.84 miles (152.63 km) SSW | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 100.25 miles (161.34 km) S | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 115.41 miles (185.74 km) SSE | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,282.34 miles (19,766.46 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,877.91 miles (19,115.60 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,862.52 miles (19,090.84 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,843.41 miles (19,060.07 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,812.11 miles (19,009.70 km) SSW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,787.65 miles (18,970.34 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,763.73 miles (18,931.84 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,761.49 miles (18,928.24 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,723.86 miles (18,867.67 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,716.73 miles (18,856.21 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,712.48 miles (18,849.36 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,701.92 miles (18,832.37 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,682.37 miles (18,800.91 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.59 miles (18,775.51 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,654.17 miles (18,755.52 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.35 km) E | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 2 | 8.40 miles (13.51 km) E | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 3 | 11.16 miles (17.95 km) NNW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 4 | 12.61 miles (20.30 km) NNW | San Diego International Airport (SAN) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 5 | 17.52 miles (28.20 km) N | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 6 | 19.88 miles (31.99 km) NNE | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 7 | 21.11 miles (33.97 km) N | MCAS Miramar, (NKX) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 8 | 40.24 miles (64.76 km) NNW | McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) | Carlsbad, California, United States | |
| 9 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) NNW | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| 10 | 60.85 miles (97.93 km) SSE | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 11 | 66.43 miles (106.90 km) NE | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 12 | 81.04 miles (130.42 km) N | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 13 | 81.94 miles (131.87 km) NE | Salton Sea Airport (SAS) | Salton City, California, United States | |
| 14 | 84.83 miles (136.52 km) NNW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) ENE | Naval Air Facility El Centro (NJK) | El Centro, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,551.52 miles (18,590.32 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,539.19 miles (18,570.47 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,534.95 miles (18,563.66 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,511.51 miles (18,525.93 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,342.74 miles (18,254.33 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,248.31 miles (18,102.36 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,211.45 miles (18,043.04 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,200.98 miles (18,026.18 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,132.70 miles (17,916.30 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,092.50 miles (17,851.61 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,088.90 miles (17,845.81 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,061.73 miles (17,802.08 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,036.42 miles (17,761.35 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,034.02 miles (17,757.48 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,027.49 miles (17,746.98 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |