Nonstop flight route between Kalispell, Montana, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Glacier Park International Airport (FCA), Kalispell, Montana, United States and Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,895 miles (or 15,924 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Glacier Park International Airport and Grand Central Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Glacier Park International Airport and Grand Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCA / KGPI |
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Location: | Kalispell, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°18'38"N by 114°15'21"W |
Area Served: | Kalispell, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Flathead Municipal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2977 feet (907 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCA |
More Information: | FCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCJ / FAGC |
Airport Name: | Grand Central Airport |
Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCJ |
More Information: | GCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Glacier Park International Airport (FCA):
- Horizon Air operating as Alaska Airlines flies Bombardier Q400s daily to Seattle.
- The closest airport to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) N of FCA.
- In addition to being known as "Glacier Park International Airport", another name for FCA is "GPI".
- Glacier Park International Airport handled 355,928 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,533 miles (16,951 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- All flights at FCA by Delta Airlines and Delta Connection are jets.
- Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) has 2 runways.
- The airport's ICAO code was KFCA, and most airlines still use that code for reservations purposes.
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- The furthest airport from Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Grand Central Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Grand Central is a fully equipped airfield and is open 24 hours a day.
- The closest airport to Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of GCJ.