Nonstop flight route between San José, Costa Rica and Puerto Princesa City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO), San José, Costa Rica and Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), Puerto Princesa City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,350 miles (or 16,657 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 Puerto Princesa 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 Puerto Princesa International Airport. 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 |
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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: | PPS / RPVP |
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Location: | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°44'31"N by 118°45'30"E |
Area Served: | Puerto Princesa City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPS |
More Information: | PPS Maps & Info |
Facts about Juan Santamaría 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.
- Two Airbusses from TACA Airlines
- 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 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.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) handled 4,257,606 passengers last year.
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- American Airlines Boeing 757 parked at Terminal 1
Facts about Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS):
- The closest airport to Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is El Nido Airport (ENI), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) NNE of PPS.
- The furthest airport from Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) is José Coleto Airport (JPR), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Princesa International Airport (meaning Puerto Princesa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from José Coleto Airport), and is located 12,349 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Puerto Princesa International Airport", another name for PPS is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Puerto Princesa".
- Because of Puerto Princesa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Princesa 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.
- Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Puerto Princesa International Airport handled 988,972 passengers last year.