Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Majuro, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ), Majuro, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,672 miles (or 15,566 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Marshall Islands International 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Marshall Islands International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNB / FAOR |
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Location: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'21"S by 28°14'45"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5558 feet (1,694 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JNB |
More Information: | JNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAJ / PKMJ |
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Location: | Majuro, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°3'52"N by 171°16'18"E |
Area Served: | Majuro |
Operator/Owner: | RMI Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAJ |
More Information: | MAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Rand Airport (QRA), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of JNB.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- The Central Terminal Building will boost capacity at the landside of the terminal in 3 levels, also allowing direct access from international and domestic terminals.
- On 26 November 2006, the airport became the first in Africa to host the Airbus A380.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- The furthest airport from O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,979 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
- Because of O. R. Tambo International Airport's high elevation of 5,558 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Critics noted the considerable expense involved in renaming the airport, and the decision to use a politician as the name would be obscure, confusing and in some instances, offensive.
- A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
- Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Facts about Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ):
- The furthest airport from Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Marshall Islands International Airport (meaning Marshall Islands International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- In addition to being known as "Marshall Islands International Airport", another name for MAJ is "Amata Kabua International Airport".
- Between 2007 and 2009, airport improvement projects replaced the runway surfaces, rebuilt the apron to better handle aircraft and repaved and added markings to the runway.
- The closest airport to Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) is Airok Airport (AIC), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) NW of MAJ.
- Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Marshall Islands International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Marshall Islands International Airport 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.