Nonstop flight route between Puerto Lim贸n, Costa Rica and Rotorua, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lim贸n International Airport (LIO), Puerto Lim贸n, Costa Rica and Rotorua International Airport (ROT), Rotorua, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,219 miles (or 11,618 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 Lim贸n International Airport and Rotorua International 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 Lim贸n International Airport and Rotorua International Airport. 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 Lim贸n, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9掳57'28"N by 83掳1'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direcci贸n General de Aviaci贸n 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: | ROT / NZRO |
| Airport Name: | Rotorua International Airport |
| Location: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38掳6'33"S by 176掳19'1"E |
| Area Served: | Rotorua and inland Bay of Plenty |
| Operator/Owner: | Rotorua International Airport Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 936 feet (285 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ROT |
| More Information: | ROT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lim贸n International Airport (LIO):
- Because of Lim贸n International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lim贸n 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 closest airport to Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Ni帽o" International Airport (CHX), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SE of LIO.
- The furthest airport from Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Lim贸n International Airport (meaning Lim贸n 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.
- Nature Air domestic airline currently only flies charter flights to Lim贸n.
- Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lim贸n International Airport", another name for LIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Lim贸n".
Facts about Rotorua International Airport (ROT):
- The airport is located around 9.17 kilometres northeast of Rotorua on Te Ngae Road.
- The furthest airport from Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), which is nearly antipodal to Rotorua International Airport (meaning Rotorua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ciudad Real Central Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Ciudad Real, Spain.
- Rotorua International Airport handled 227,578 passengers last year.
- Because of Rotorua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 936 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotorua 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.
- Rotorua has two runways.
- Qantas previously served Rotorua from Christchurch using Boeing 737 aircraft, but this service was withdrawn in 2009.
- The closest airport to Rotorua International Airport (ROT) is Tauranga Airport (TRG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of ROT.
- Rotorua International Airport (ROT) has 2 runways.
- The conversion of Rotorua Airport to an international airport has encountered both strong opposition and support from locals.
