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DRK to TYL: distance & flight time
Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport) → Talara (Capitan Montes Airport)
933 mi
1,502 km · 811 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
933 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- TYL — Capitan Montes Airport · Talara, Peru
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 TYL
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRK from TYL?
The flight distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Talara (TYL) is 933 miles (1,502 km, 811 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRK to TYL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 TYL?
Nonstop service on DRK–TYL 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Puntarenas and Talara?
Talara is 1 hour ahead of Puntarenas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRK to TYL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRK–TYL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRK to TYL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRK–TYL 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.