Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Novosibirsk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB), Novosibirsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,881 miles (or 12,683 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 Novosibirsk Tolmachevo 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 Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):

• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
• 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.
• 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.
• All domestic flights depart from the Domestic Terminal.
• Juan Santamaría International Airport was once the busiest airport in Central America, but currently it is ranked second after Tocumen International Airport in Panamá.
• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Gates 4 and 5 at the mid passenger terminal

Facts about Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB):

• Because of Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo 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.
• Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,393 miles (18,335 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• In December 2011 the airport announced plans for its further development including construction of a new rapid-exit taxiway, 4 stands for wide-body aircraft and a passenger terminal which will effectively merge the two existing terminals into a larger joint terminal and allow to double its passenger capacity by the end of 2015.
• The closest airport to Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) is Barnaul Airport (BAX), which is located 120 miles (192 kilometers) SSE of OVB.
• The airport is situated in the middle of the route from some important East-Asian cities to Europe which makes it attractive for cargo airlines to use it for refueling stops.
• In addition to being known as "Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport", another name for OVB is "Аэропорт Толмачёво".