# Distance from San Jose (SJO) to Uralsk (URA)

> 11,998 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,998 km / 7,455 mi / 6,479 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Costa Rica) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 20:23 in San Jose, it's 07:23 in Uralsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,893 ft (URA is lower than SJO)

## Airports

### [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

### [Oral Ak Zhol International Airport (URA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ura-uralsk-oral-ak-zhol-international-airport/1ef266df-e421-68b8-8595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uralsk, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UARR
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 51.150000, 51.540000
- Elevation: 128 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 20:23 in San Jose, it's 07:23 in Uralsk.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sjo-san-jose-juan-santamaria-international-airport/1ef266df-6643-69f0-a227-06bb2780ed98)
- [Oral Ak Zhol International Airport (URA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ura-uralsk-oral-ak-zhol-international-airport/1ef266df-e421-68b8-8595-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)