Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and El Golea, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°34'38"N by 2°51'51"E)
Distance from SJO to ELG:
5,696.01 miles (9,166.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and El Golea Airport (ELG), El Golea, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,696 miles (or 9,167 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and El Golea 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and El Golea Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJO / MROC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San José, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W |
| Area Served: | San José, Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Costa Rica |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3022 feet (921 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJO |
| More Information: | SJO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELG / DAUE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Golea, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'38"N by 2°51'51"E |
| Area Served: | El Golea, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1306 feet (398 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELG |
| More Information: | ELG Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- The airport's main runway allows for operations of large, widebody aircraft.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In July 2009 Alterra yielded the contract to a consortium composed of Houston-based Canadian-American company ADC & HAS and the Brazilian company, Andrade Gutierrez Concessoes - subsidiary of the conglomerate Andrade Gutierrez.
- Only passengers that show a ticket are allowed to enter the terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
- The furthest airport from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (meaning Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,746 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- All domestic flights depart from the Domestic Terminal.
- The closest airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of SJO.
- The airport is hub of Sansa Airlines, and focus city airport for Copa Airlines and Avianca.
Facts about El Golea Airport (ELG):
- The furthest airport from El Golea Airport (ELG) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to El Golea Airport (ELG) is Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), which is located 136 miles (219 kilometers) NNE of ELG.
- El Golea Airport (ELG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "El Golea Airport", another name for ELG is "El Goléa International Airport (El Goléa)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.36 miles (8.63 km) ESE | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 31.80 miles (51.18 km) ENE | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 38.44 miles (61.86 km) S | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 57.89 miles (93.16 km) WSW | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 61.69 miles (99.28 km) NE | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 68.28 miles (109.89 km) NE | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 79.45 miles (127.85 km) W | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 80.81 miles (130.05 km) E | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 9 | 82.92 miles (133.45 km) SE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 87.16 miles (140.26 km) W | Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) | Carrillo, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 87.96 miles (141.55 km) SE | Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) | Palmar Sur, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) SSE | Drake Bay Airport (DRK) | Drake Bay, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 98.28 miles (158.16 km) W | Nosara Airport (NOB) | Nosara, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | 99.85 miles (160.70 km) WNW | Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) | Liberia, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 111.62 miles (179.64 km) WNW | Tamarindo Airport (TNO) | Tamarindo, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,269.58 miles (19,745.93 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,828.81 miles (19,036.58 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,819.66 miles (19,021.86 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,766.16 miles (18,935.74 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,762.98 miles (18,930.63 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,729.79 miles (18,877.23 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,715.11 miles (18,853.59 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,690.85 miles (18,814.56 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,654.57 miles (18,756.16 km) S | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,653.32 miles (18,754.16 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,647.10 miles (18,744.14 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,646.75 miles (18,743.58 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,635.23 miles (18,725.05 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,616.50 miles (18,694.91 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,610.71 miles (18,685.58 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 136.35 miles (219.43 km) NNE | Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA) | Ghardaia, Algeria | |
| 2 | 164.75 miles (265.14 km) N | Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria | |
| 3 | 208.03 miles (334.78 km) ENE | Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport (HME) | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | |
| 4 | 230.85 miles (371.52 km) S | In Salah Airport (INZ) | In Salah, Algeria | |
| 5 | 263.94 miles (424.76 km) SW | Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir Airport (AZR) | Adrar, Algeria | |
| 6 | 306.22 miles (492.81 km) NE | Guemar Airport (ELU) | El Oued, Algeria | |
| 7 | 312.15 miles (502.35 km) WNW | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 8 | 335.79 miles (540.41 km) NNE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 9 | 337.63 miles (543.36 km) NNE | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 10 | 356.61 miles (573.90 km) NNW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 11 | 375.53 miles (604.36 km) NNW | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 12 | 380.18 miles (611.83 km) NNW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 13 | 395.33 miles (636.21 km) NNW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 14 | 399.35 miles (642.68 km) NNW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 15 | 402.55 miles (647.84 km) NW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.43 miles (19,084.24 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,834.54 miles (19,045.81 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,828.74 miles (19,036.47 km) SE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,826.48 miles (19,032.83 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,825.33 miles (19,030.98 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,818.39 miles (19,019.81 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,816.08 miles (19,016.09 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,814.15 miles (19,012.98 km) SE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,813.12 miles (19,011.32 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,801.67 miles (18,992.90 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,800.31 miles (18,990.72 km) ESE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,800.18 miles (18,990.51 km) SE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,796.66 miles (18,984.83 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,796.59 miles (18,984.72 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,795.21 miles (18,982.50 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |