# Distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Tokoname (NGO)

> 13,571 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,571 km / 8,433 mi / 7,328 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 12:40 in Puntarenas, it's 03:40 in Tokoname)
- **Elevation difference**: 3 ft (NGO 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

### [Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ngo-tokoname-chubu-centrair-international-airport/1ef266df-8bf5-6b80-80af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokoname, Japan
- ICAO: RJGG
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 34.860000, 136.800000
- Elevation: 15 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 12:40 in Puntarenas, it's 03:40 in Tokoname.
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)
- [Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ngo-tokoname-chubu-centrair-international-airport/1ef266df-8bf5-6b80-80af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)