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DRK to UIP: distance & flight time
Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport) → Quimper (Quimper-Cornouaille Airport)
5,285 mi
8,506 km · 4,593 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,285 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DRK — Drake Bay Airport · Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- UIP — Quimper-Cornouaille Airport · Quimper, France
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 UIP
- BES · Brest Bretagne Airport35 mi away
- LRT · Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport37 mi away
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base38 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRK from UIP?
The flight distance from Puntarenas (DRK) to Quimper (UIP) is 5,285 miles (8,506 km, 4,593 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRK to UIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 time difference between Puntarenas and Quimper?
Quimper is 8 hours ahead of Puntarenas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRK to UIP?
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