# Distance from Bontang-Borneo Island (BXT) to San Jose (SJO)

> 17,366 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,366 km / 10,791 mi / 9,377 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 14:43 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 00:43 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,972 ft (SJO is higher than BXT)

## Airports

### [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bontang-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRLC
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 117.470000
- Elevation: 49 ft

### [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Jose, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MROC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.990000, -84.210000
- Elevation: 3,021 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 14:43 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 00:43 in San Jose.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)