# Distance from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Nicoya/Guanacate (NCT)

> 5,620 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,620 km / 3,492 mi / 3,034 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 10:46 in Belo Horizonte, it's 07:46 in Nicoya/Guanacate)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,350 ft (NCT is lower than CNF)

## Airports

### [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCF
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.620000, -43.970000
- Elevation: 2,715 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:46 in Belo Horizonte, it's 07:46 in Nicoya/Guanacate.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guanacaste Airport (NCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nct-nicoyaguanacate-guanacaste-airport/1ef266df-663b-6b06-8a79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)