# Distance from Austin (AUS) to Puntarenas (DRK)

> 2,798 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,798 km / 1,738 mi / 1,511 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Costa Rica
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 10:53 in Austin, it's 09:53 in Puntarenas)
- **Elevation difference**: 530 ft (DRK is lower than AUS)

## Airports

### [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Austin, United States
- ICAO: KAUS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.190000, -97.670000
- Elevation: 542 ft

### [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRDK
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 8.720000, -83.640000
- Elevation: 12 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:53 in Austin, it's 09:53 in Puntarenas.

## Related

- [Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aus-austin-austin-bergstrom-international-airport/1ef266df-0f36-6446-a422-06bb2780ed98)
- [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)