# Distance from Kings Creek Airport (KCS) to San Jose (SJO)

> 15,881 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,881 km / 9,868 mi / 8,575 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15.5h (When it's 18:52 in Kings Creek Airport, it's 03:22 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,406 ft (SJO is higher than KCS)

## Airports

### [Kings Creek Airport (KCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcs-kings-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0f72-6d00-8ae2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kings Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKCS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -24.420000, 131.840000
- Elevation: 615 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 18:52 in Kings Creek Airport, it's 03:22 in San Jose.
With a 15.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kings Creek Airport (KCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcs-kings-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0f72-6d00-8ae2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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