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AUC to DRK: distance & flight time
Arauca (Santiago Perez Airport) → Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport)
890 mi
1,433 km · 774 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
890 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AUC — Santiago Perez Airport · Arauca, Colombia
- DRK — Drake Bay Airport · Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AUC
- GDO · Guasdalito Airport12 mi away
- PTM · Palmarito Airport51 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport59 mi away
- RVE · Los Colonizadores Airport77 mi away
Near DRK
- PMZ · Palmar Sur Airport20 mi away
- PJM · Puerto Jimenez Airport27 mi away
- GLF · Golfito Airport32 mi away
- BAI · Buenos Aires Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AUC from DRK?
The flight distance from Arauca (AUC) to Puntarenas (DRK) is 890 miles (1,433 km, 774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AUC to DRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AUC to DRK?
Nonstop service on AUC–DRK depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Arauca and Puntarenas?
Puntarenas is 1 hour behind Arauca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AUC to DRK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AUC–DRK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AUC to DRK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AUC–DRK tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.