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BNG to DRK: distance & flight time
Banning (Banning Municipal Airport) → Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport)
2,734 mi
4,400 km · 2,376 nm
5h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,734 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 50m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, United States
- 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 BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 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 BNG from DRK?
The flight distance from Banning (BNG) to Puntarenas (DRK) is 2,734 miles (4,400 km, 2,376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNG to DRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BNG to DRK?
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