# Distance from Hikueru Atoll (HHZ) to San Jose (SJO)

> 7,107 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,107 km / 4,416 mi / 3,837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 03:54 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 07:54 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,016 ft (SJO is higher than HHZ)

## Airports

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 ft

### [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Jose, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MROC
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.990000, -84.210000
- Elevation: 3,021 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 03:54 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 07:54 in San Jose.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)
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