Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Târgu-Mureş, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), Târgu-Mureş, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,578 miles (or 10,587 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 Târgu Mureș International 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 Târgu Mureș International 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.
• Two Airbusses from TACA Airlines
• Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica.
• In addition to being known as "Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)", another name for SJO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría".
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Gates 13, 14, 15, and 16
• Juan Santamaría International Airport was once the busiest airport in Central America, but currently it is ranked second after Tocumen International Airport in Panamá.
• All domestic flights depart from the Domestic Terminal.
• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM):

• Târgu Mureş Airport serves the city of Târgu Mureș as well Mureș, Harghita and Bistrița-Năsăud counties.
• Opened in 1936 and modernized in 1969, it provides services for an area of 24,500 km2, with some 2.6 million inhabitants.
• Because of Târgu Mureș International Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Târgu Mureș International 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.
• After 2000, the airport has undergone extensive renovation.
• In addition to being known as "Târgu Mureș International Airport", another name for TGM is "Târgu Mureş International Airport".
• The furthest airport from Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Târgu Mureș International Airport handled 363,389 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of TGM.