# Distance from Port Augusta Airport (PUG) to San Jose (SJO)

> 15,047 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,047 km / 9,350 mi / 8,125 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15.5h (When it's 07:02 in Port Augusta Airport, it's 15:32 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,965 ft (SJO is higher than PUG)

## Airports

### [Port Augusta Airport (PUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pug-port-augusta-airport/1ef266e0-1685-6fde-a6d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Augusta Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YPAG
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -32.510000, 137.720000
- Elevation: 56 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 07:02 in Port Augusta Airport, it's 15:32 in San Jose.
With a 15.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Port Augusta Airport (PUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pug-port-augusta-airport/1ef266e0-1685-6fde-a6d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)