# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Puntarenas (JAP)

> 1,946 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,946 km / 1,209 mi / 1,051 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 12:19 in Caracas, it's 10:19 in Puntarenas)
- **Elevation difference**: 228 ft (JAP is lower than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Chacarita Airport (JAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jap-puntarenas-chacarita-airport/1ef266df-656b-68a2-911e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRCH
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.980000, -84.770000
- Elevation: 7 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 12:19 in Caracas, it's 10:19 in Puntarenas.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chacarita Airport (JAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jap-puntarenas-chacarita-airport/1ef266df-656b-68a2-911e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)