# Distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Berlin (TXL)

> 9,702 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,702 km / 6,029 mi / 5,239 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 09:52 in Puntarenas, it's 17:52 in Berlin)
- **Elevation difference**: 110 ft (TXL 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

### [Berlin-Tegel International Airport (TXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txl-berlin-berlin-tegel-international-airport/1ef266de-bb0f-68cc-bfa2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Berlin, Germany
- ICAO: EDDT
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.560000, 13.290000
- Elevation: 122 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 09:52 in Puntarenas, it's 17:52 in Berlin.
With a 8-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)
- [Berlin-Tegel International Airport (TXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/txl-berlin-berlin-tegel-international-airport/1ef266de-bb0f-68cc-bfa2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)