Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Florida, United States and Golfito, Costa Rica:
Departure Airport:
(30°12'43"N by 85°40'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°39'0"N by 83°10'58"W)
Distance from PFN to GLF:
1,498.54 miles (2,411.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), Panama City, Florida, United States and Golfito Airport (GLF), Golfito, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,499 miles (or 2,412 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 Panama City–Bay County International Airport and Golfito Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PFN / KPFN |
| Airport Name: | Panama City–Bay County International Airport |
| Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'43"N by 85°40'58"W |
| Area Served: | Panama City, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Panama City–Bay County Airport and Industrial District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PFN |
| More Information: | PFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLF / MRGF |
| Airport Name: | Golfito Airport |
| Location: | Golfito, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°39'0"N by 83°10'58"W |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLF |
| More Information: | GLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN):
- Panama City–Bay County International Airport began as a private field owned by J.B.
- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport replaced Panama City–Bay County International Airport, which lacked room to expand.
- Because of Panama City–Bay County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Panama City–Bay County 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.
- Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) has 2 runways.
- Panama City–Bay County International Airport was a public airport three miles northwest of Panama City, in Bay County, Florida.
- The closest airport to Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) is Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SE of PFN.
- In 1995 the airport went through extensive development, demolishing the old terminal building and building a new 55,573-square-foot facility with six gates, two with jetbridges.
- Through World War II the airport was a Civil Air Patrol facility.
- The furthest airport from Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,227 miles (18,068 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Golfito Airport (GLF):
- Because of Golfito Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Golfito 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 furthest airport from Golfito Airport (GLF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Golfito Airport (meaning Golfito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,622 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Golfito Airport (GLF) is Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of GLF.
- Golfito Airport (GLF) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.21 miles (18.04 km) SE | Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) | Panama City, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.13 miles (19.52 km) NNW | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 48.80 miles (78.53 km) WNW | Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (DSI) | Destin, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 51.57 miles (83.00 km) SE | Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) | Apalachicola, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 53.61 miles (86.28 km) WNW | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 58.48 miles (94.12 km) WNW | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 63.48 miles (102.16 km) NW | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 73.51 miles (118.30 km) N | Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) | Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 76.24 miles (122.69 km) N | Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | |
| 10 | 77.86 miles (125.30 km) N | Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) | Dothan, Alabama, United States | |
| 11 | 78.36 miles (126.11 km) N | Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 79.12 miles (127.33 km) N | Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 13 | 80.50 miles (129.55 km) E | Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 81.35 miles (130.92 km) NE | Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 87.24 miles (140.40 km) WNW | NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) | Milton, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,226.81 miles (18,067.76 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,220.19 miles (18,057.09 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,208.41 miles (18,038.14 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,200.87 miles (18,026.01 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,197.10 miles (18,019.94 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,195.48 miles (18,017.34 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,181.13 miles (17,994.24 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,180.01 miles (17,992.43 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,177.28 miles (17,988.04 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,165.86 miles (17,969.67 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,157.27 miles (17,955.85 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,156.13 miles (17,954.01 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,152.22 miles (17,947.72 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,134.33 miles (17,918.93 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,133.78 miles (17,918.04 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.37 miles (18.30 km) SW | Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM) | Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica | |
| 2 | 15.15 miles (24.39 km) ESE | Coto 47 Airport (OTR) | Coto 47, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 28.52 miles (45.89 km) NW | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 32.41 miles (52.15 km) W | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 36.88 miles (59.35 km) NNW | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 54.15 miles (87.15 km) ESE | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 7 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) NE | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 8 | 79.53 miles (127.99 km) NE | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 9 | 84.71 miles (136.32 km) NW | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 91.02 miles (146.49 km) N | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 111.40 miles (179.28 km) NW | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 116.15 miles (186.92 km) NNW | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 116.25 miles (187.09 km) NW | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 134.49 miles (216.45 km) N | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 145.76 miles (234.58 km) WNW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,192.30 miles (19,621.56 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,942.62 miles (19,219.74 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,933.73 miles (19,205.44 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,882.37 miles (19,122.78 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,843.53 miles (19,060.26 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,819.59 miles (19,021.73 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,816.93 miles (19,017.46 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,795.59 miles (18,983.11 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,765.07 miles (18,934.00 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,762.13 miles (18,929.27 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,755.82 miles (18,919.12 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,740.51 miles (18,894.48 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,731.28 miles (18,879.62 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,727.32 miles (18,873.25 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,719.46 miles (18,860.59 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |