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DRK to PLV: distance & flight time
Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport) → Poltava (Suprunovka Airport)
6,959 mi
11,199 km · 6,047 nm
14h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,959 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DRK — Drake Bay Airport · Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRK from PLV?
The flight distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Poltava (PLV) is 6,959 miles (11,199 km, 6,047 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRK to PLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 7m 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 time difference between Puntarenas and Poltava?
Poltava is 9 hours ahead of Puntarenas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRK to PLV?
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