# Distance from Stockholm (ARN) to Nicoya/Guanacate (NCT)

> 9,772 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,772 km / 6,072 mi / 5,277 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 14:04 in Stockholm, it's 06:04 in Nicoya/Guanacate)
- **Elevation difference**: 228 ft (NCT is higher than ARN)

## Airports

### [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stockholm, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSA
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 59.650000, 17.920000
- Elevation: 137 ft

### [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nicoya/Guanacate, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRNC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.140000, -85.450000
- Elevation: 365 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:04 in Stockholm, it's 06:04 in Nicoya/Guanacate.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)