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PMZ to DRK: distance & flight time
Palmar Sur (Palmar Sur Airport) → Puntarenas (Drake Bay Airport)
20 mi
32 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PMZ — Palmar Sur Airport · Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
- DRK — Drake Bay Airport · Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PMZ
- BAI · Buenos Aires Airport17 mi away
- DRK · Drake Bay Airport20 mi away
- GLF · Golfito Airport28 mi away
- PJM · Puerto Jimenez Airport31 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMZ from DRK?
The flight distance from Palmar Sur (PMZ) to Puntarenas (DRK) is 20 miles (32 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMZ to DRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 cheapest way to fly from PMZ to DRK?
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