- Great circle
- 539 km
- 335 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 10m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 10.0°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 1.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 280th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Panama City the path crosses Panama, then 283 km of open water, then Costa Rica.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 10.0°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: west out of Panama City, west into San José. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
Panama City to San José, asked and answered
- How far is Panama City to San José?
- Panama City to San José (PTY to SJO) is 539 km, or 335 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Panama City to San José?
- About 1h 10m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Panama City to San José flight take?
- The great circle passes over Panama, then 283 km of open water, then Costa Rica. It reaches 10.0°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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