Nonstop flight route between Yandina, Solomon Islands and Carrillo, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yandina Airport (XYA), Yandina, Solomon Islands and Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK), Carrillo, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,034 miles (or 12,930 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 Yandina Airport and Playa Sámara/Carrillo 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 Yandina Airport and Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XYA / AGGY |
Airport Name: | Yandina Airport |
Location: | Yandina, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°5'34"S by 159°13'8"E |
View all routes: | Routes from XYA |
More Information: | XYA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RIK / MRCR |
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Location: | Carrillo, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°52'1"N by 85°28'58"W |
Area Served: | Carrillo, Costa Rica |
Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) |
Airport Type: | Public / Private |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RIK |
More Information: | RIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Yandina Airport (XYA):
- The furthest airport from Yandina Airport (XYA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Yandina Airport (meaning Yandina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,080 miles (19,440 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Yandina Airport (XYA) is Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of XYA.
Facts about Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK):
- Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport", another name for RIK is "RIK[1]".
- The furthest airport from Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (meaning Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,212 miles (19,654 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Playa Sámara/Carrillo 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 Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) is Punta Islita Airport (PBP), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of RIK.