Nonstop flight route between Mouila, Gabon and Drake Bay, Costa Rica:
Departure Airport:
(1°50'53"S by 11°3'28"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°43'58"N by 83°39'0"W)
Distance from MJL to DRK:
6,559.18 miles (10,555.95 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- MJL Airport Information
- DRK Airport Information
- Facts about MJL
- Facts about DRK
- Map of Nearest Airports to MJL
- List of Nearest Airports to MJL
- Map of Furthest Airports from MJL
- List of Furthest Airports from MJL
- Map of Nearest Airports to DRK
- List of Nearest Airports to DRK
- Map of Furthest Airports from DRK
- List of Furthest Airports from DRK
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mouila Airport (MJL), Mouila, Gabon and Drake Bay Airport (DRK), Drake Bay, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,559 miles (or 10,556 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 Mouila Airport and Drake Bay 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 Mouila Airport and Drake Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJL / FOGM |
| Airport Name: | Mouila Airport |
| Location: | Mouila, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°50'53"S by 11°3'28"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJL |
| More Information: | MJL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRK / MRDK |
| Airport Name: | Drake Bay Airport |
| Location: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'58"N by 83°39'0"W |
| Area Served: | Drake Bay, Costa Rica |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRK |
| More Information: | DRK Maps & Info |
Facts about Mouila Airport (MJL):
- The furthest airport from Mouila Airport (MJL) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mouila Airport (meaning Mouila Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mouila Airport (MJL) is Gamba Airport (GAX), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SW of MJL.
- Because of Mouila Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mouila 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 Drake Bay Airport (DRK):
- Because of Drake Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Drake Bay 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 Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), which is located only 20 miles (31 kilometers) NE of DRK.
- Drake Bay Airport (DRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Drake Bay Airport (DRK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Drake Bay Airport (meaning Drake Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,196 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.98 miles (152.86 km) SW | Gamba Airport (GAX) | Gamba, Gabon |     |
| 2 | 105.98 miles (170.55 km) ENE | Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) | Koulamoutou, Gabon | |
| 3 | 136.56 miles (219.77 km) SE | Mossendjo Airport (MSX) | Mossendjo, Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 154.24 miles (248.23 km) E | Moanda Airport (MFF) | Moanda, Gabon | |
| 5 | 156.02 miles (251.08 km) SE | Makabana Airport (KMK) | Makabana, Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 164.92 miles (265.41 km) E | M'Vengue El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba International Airport (MVB) | Franceville / Mvengue, Gabon | |
| 7 | 195.77 miles (315.05 km) NW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 8 | 196.87 miles (316.84 km) SE | Dolisie Airport (DIS) | Dolisie, Republic of Congo | |
| 9 | 202.54 miles (325.96 km) ENE | Akieni Airport (AKE) | Akieni, Gabon | |
| 10 | 202.67 miles (326.17 km) ESE | Zanaga Airport (ANJ) | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 210.15 miles (338.20 km) NE | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 12 | 212.69 miles (342.29 km) SSE | Pointe Noire Agostinho Neto International Airport (PNR) | Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 243.52 miles (391.91 km) E | Lague Airport (LCO) | Lague, Republic of Congo | |
| 14 | 250.37 miles (402.94 km) SE | Mouyondzi Airport (MUY) | Mouyondzi, Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 259.28 miles (417.26 km) E | Djambala Airport (DJM) | Djambala, Republic of Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,065.05 miles (19,416.77 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,636.23 miles (18,726.65 km) W | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,430.71 miles (18,395.90 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,407.86 miles (18,359.13 km) N | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 5 | 11,404.92 miles (18,354.39 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,373.76 miles (18,304.25 km) ENE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,349.97 miles (18,265.97 km) SE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 8 | 11,346.36 miles (18,260.15 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,335.92 miles (18,243.35 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,335.46 miles (18,242.61 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,333.40 miles (18,239.29 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,327.94 miles (18,230.51 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,326.38 miles (18,228.00 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 14 | 11,325.29 miles (18,226.24 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 15 | 11,316.01 miles (18,211.31 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.51 miles (31.39 km) NE | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 27.61 miles (44.44 km) ESE | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 32.41 miles (52.15 km) E | Golfito Airport (GLF) | Golfito, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 47.55 miles (76.52 km) E | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 58.98 miles (94.91 km) NNW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 86.31 miles (138.90 km) ESE | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 8 | 90.34 miles (145.39 km) NE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) NNW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 94.84 miles (152.63 km) NNE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) NNW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 103.04 miles (165.83 km) N | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 104.30 miles (167.86 km) ENE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 14 | 116.04 miles (186.75 km) NW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 127.18 miles (204.68 km) N | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.82 miles (19,627.22 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,923.76 miles (19,189.39 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,905.57 miles (19,160.11 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,858.75 miles (19,084.76 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,824.78 miles (19,030.09 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,789.54 miles (18,973.38 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,785.15 miles (18,966.31 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,764.23 miles (18,932.65 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,746.51 miles (18,904.12 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,735.70 miles (18,886.73 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,735.43 miles (18,886.30 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,711.19 miles (18,847.29 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,708.17 miles (18,842.42 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,705.24 miles (18,837.71 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,694.94 miles (18,821.14 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |