Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Tengah, Singapore:
Departure Airport:
(9°59'38"N by 84°12'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E)
Distance from SJO to TGA:
11,480.28 miles (18,475.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA), Tengah, Singapore would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,480 miles (or 18,476 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB), 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB). 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: | TGA / WSAT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tengah, Singapore |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'13"N by 103°42'30"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |
| Airport Type: | Military airbase |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TGA |
| More Information: | TGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- American Airlines Boeing 757 parked at Terminal 1
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's main runway allows for operations of large, widebody aircraft.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
- No major changes were made to the terminal until November 1997 when the government issued a decree requesting participation of private companies to manage the operations of the airport.
- Terminal buildings and main runway, 2003
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- Juan Santamaria International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Costa Rica, having experienced a constant increase in traffic since its opening in 1958, boosted by the growing flow of tourists.
- 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.
Facts about Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA):
- After the Japanese capture of Singapore, Tengah came under the control of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force while the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service took over the other two RAF stations of RAF Sembawang and RAF Seletar as Singapore was split into north-south sphere of control.
- In addition to being known as "Tengah Air Base (TAB)", other names for TGA include "登加空军基地" and "Pangkalan Udara Tengah".
- Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bombers at RAF Tengah, June 1941
- Because of Tengah Air Base (TAB)'s relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Tengah Air Base (TAB) 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 Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC), which is nearly antipodal to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (meaning Tengah Air Base (TAB) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco de Orellana Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in Coca, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) is Seletar Airport (XSP), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of TGA.
- Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) has 3 runways.
| 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 | 11.18 miles (18.00 km) E | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 2 | 14.00 miles (22.52 km) E | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 19.49 miles (31.37 km) E | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 5 | 33.78 miles (54.36 km) ESE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 65.33 miles (105.14 km) ESE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 69.61 miles (112.02 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 103.73 miles (166.94 km) NNE | Tioman Airport (TOD) | Tioman Island, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 117.36 miles (188.87 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 157.88 miles (254.09 km) W | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 167.48 miles (269.54 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 168.18 miles (270.66 km) NNW | Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport / RMAF Kuantan (KUA) | Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 169.01 miles (271.99 km) WSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 184.56 miles (297.03 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 191.75 miles (308.58 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.88 miles (19,886.42 km) SE | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 12,327.04 miles (19,838.39 km) SSE | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 12,314.17 miles (19,817.69 km) E | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 12,305.24 miles (19,803.32 km) S | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,302.74 miles (19,799.30 km) SW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,295.62 miles (19,787.84 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 12,278.63 miles (19,760.49 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 12,272.83 miles (19,751.16 km) ESE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 12,271.88 miles (19,749.63 km) S | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,269.04 miles (19,745.05 km) ESE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 12,256.20 miles (19,724.40 km) SSE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 12,254.49 miles (19,721.63 km) SSE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,232.46 miles (19,686.18 km) NNE | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,225.11 miles (19,674.35 km) NNW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 15 | 12,223.85 miles (19,672.34 km) ESE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |