# Distance from Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island (INX) to San Jose (SJO)

> 15,904 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,904 km / 9,882 mi / 8,587 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 07:14 in Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, it's 16:14 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,012 ft (SJO is higher than INX)

## Airports

### [Inanwatan Airport (INX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/inx-inanwatan-airport-papua-island-inanwatan-airport/1ef266df-faab-64e4-9da0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASI
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.130000, 132.160000
- Elevation: 9 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 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 07:14 in Inanwatan Airport-Papua Island, it's 16:14 in San Jose.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Inanwatan Airport (INX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/inx-inanwatan-airport-papua-island-inanwatan-airport/1ef266df-faab-64e4-9da0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)