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DRK to CAQ: distance & flight time
Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport) → Caucasia (Juan H White Airport)
580 mi
933 km · 504 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
580 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DRK — Drake Bay Airport · Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- CAQ — Juan H White Airport · Caucasia, Colombia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CAQ
- EBG · El Bagre Airport37 mi away
- MTR · Los Garzones Airport73 mi away
- OTU · Otu Airport74 mi away
- CZU · Las Brujas Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRK from CAQ?
The flight distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Caucasia (CAQ) is 580 miles (933 km, 504 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRK to CAQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 DRK to CAQ?
Nonstop service on DRK–CAQ 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 1h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Caucasia?
Caucasia is 1 hour ahead of Puntarenas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRK to CAQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRK–CAQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRK to CAQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRK–CAQ 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.