Nonstop flight route between Girona, Spain and Johannesburg, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO), Girona, Spain and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,980 miles (or 8,014 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava and Rand 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 Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava and Rand Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO):

• Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is well connected to the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees.
• Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava handled 2,736,867 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (meaning Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) is Sabadell Airport (QSA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SW of GRO.
• Because of Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest main line railway station to the airport is in Girona.
• The following table shows total passenger numbers at Girona Airport from 1997 to date.

Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):

• The closest airport to Rand Airport (QRA) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of QRA.
• Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
• SAA moved its headquarters to Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 because of runway length constraints.
• The furthest airport from Rand Airport (QRA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
• Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
• Rand Airport is a popular location for filmmaking for both the local and international film industries.
• The recently upgraded fire station.
• Because of Rand Airport's high elevation of 5,482 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.