Nonstop flight route between Helena, Montana, United States and Quepos, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helena Regional Airport (HLN), Helena, Montana, United States and Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP), Quepos, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,045 miles (or 4,901 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 Helena Regional Airport and Quepos La Managua 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 Helena Regional Airport and Quepos La Managua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLN / KHLN |
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Location: | Helena, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°36'24"N by 111°58'58"W |
Area Served: | Helena, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Helena Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3877 feet (1,182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLN |
More Information: | HLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XQP / MRQP |
Airport Name: | Quepos La Managua Airport |
Location: | Quepos, Costa Rica |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"N by 84°7'46"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XQP |
More Information: | XQP Maps & Info |
Facts about Helena Regional Airport (HLN):
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Helena Regional Airport", another name for HLN is "Helena Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,563 miles (17,000 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLN.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 85,649 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 88,314 in 2009 and 98,193 in 2010.
Facts about Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP):
- Because of Quepos La Managua Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Quepos La Managua 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 furthest airport from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Quepos La Managua Airport (meaning Quepos La Managua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) is Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) N of XQP.
- Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) currently has only 1 runway.