# Distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Tokyo (HND)

> 13,314 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,314 km / 8,273 mi / 7,189 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 05:28 in Puntarenas, it's 20:28 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 23 ft (HND is higher than DRK)

## Airports

### [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

### [Tokyo International Airport (HND)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hnd-tokyo-tokyo-international-airport/1ef266df-8cd8-6048-941e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJTT
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.550000, 139.780000
- Elevation: 35 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 05:28 in Puntarenas, it's 20:28 in Tokyo.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tokyo International Airport (HND)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hnd-tokyo-tokyo-international-airport/1ef266df-8cd8-6048-941e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)