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DRK to PIU: distance & flight time
Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport) → Piura (Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport)
984 mi
1,584 km · 855 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
984 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PIU — Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport · Piura, Peru
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 PIU
- TYL · Capitan Montes Airport62 mi away
- MRR · Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Airport74 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport115 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRK from PIU?
The flight distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Piura (PIU) is 984 miles (1,584 km, 855 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRK to PIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 PIU?
Nonstop service on DRK–PIU 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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Piura?
Piura is 1 hour ahead of Puntarenas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRK to PIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRK–PIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRK to PIU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRK–PIU 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.