# Distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Nadi (NAN)

> 11,240 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,240 km / 6,984 mi / 6,069 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 07:49 in Puntarenas, it's 01:49 in Nadi)
- **Elevation difference**: 47 ft (NAN 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

### [Nadi International Airport (NAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nan-nadi-nadi-international-airport/1ef266df-7006-687a-b306-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nadi, Fiji
- ICAO: NFFN
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -17.760000, 177.440000
- Elevation: 59 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 07:49 in Puntarenas, it's 01:49 in Nadi.
With a 18-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)
- [Nadi International Airport (NAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nan-nadi-nadi-international-airport/1ef266df-7006-687a-b306-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)