Nonstop flight route between Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and San José, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS), Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San JosĂ©, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,543 miles (or 5,702 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome and Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO), 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 Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome and Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YWS / |
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| Location: | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°8'36"N by 122°56'57"W |
| Area Served: | Whistler, British Columbia,& Pemberton, British Columbia |
| Operator/Owner: | Harbour Air Flight Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2100 feet (640 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from YWS |
| More Information: | YWS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJO / MROC |
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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 |
Facts about Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS):
- The furthest airport from Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is TĂ´lanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,620 miles (17,091 kilometers) away in TĂ´lanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) is Squamish Airport (YSE), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of YWS.
- In addition to being known as "Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome", another name for YWS is "CAE5".
Facts about Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (SJO):
- 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.
- Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- There is a bus stop outside the airport for the Alajuela - San José and Alajuela - Heredia route in both directions.
- Gates 13, 14, 15, and 16
- Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan SantamarĂa".
- Two Airbusses from TACA Airlines
- 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 closest airport to Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is TobĂas Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of SJO.
- The furthest airport from Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (SJO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Juan SantamarĂa International Airport (SJO) (meaning Juan SantamarĂa 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.
