# Distance from Rangiroa Airport (RGI) to San Jose (SJO)

> 7,520 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,520 km / 4,673 mi / 4,061 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 15:25 in Rangiroa Airport, it's 19:25 in San Jose)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,011 ft (SJO is higher than RGI)

## Airports

### [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rangiroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTG
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.950000, -147.660000
- Elevation: 10 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 15:25 in Rangiroa Airport, it's 19:25 in San Jose.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-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)