Nonstop flight route between Kuruman, South Africa and Castres, Languedoc, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), Kuruman, South Africa and Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), Castres, Languedoc, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,086 miles (or 8,185 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 Johan Pienaar Airport and Castres - Mazamet 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 Johan Pienaar Airport and Castres - Mazamet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMH / FAKU |
Airport Name: | Johan Pienaar Airport |
Location: | Kuruman, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°27'24"S by 23°24'41"E |
Area Served: | Kuruman, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4382 feet (1,336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMH |
More Information: | KMH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCM / LFCK |
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Location: | Castres, Languedoc, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'17"N by 2°17'26"E |
Area Served: | Castres / Mazamet |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Castres-Mazamet |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 785 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCM |
More Information: | DCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH):
- Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Kimberley Airport (KIM), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SE of KMH.
- Because of Johan Pienaar Airport's high elevation of 4,382 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Pienaar Airport (meaning Johan Pienaar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM):
- The furthest airport from Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Castres - Mazamet Airport (meaning Castres - Mazamet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,372 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Castres - Mazamet Airport", another name for DCM is "Aéroport de Castres - Mazamet".
- Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) is Carcassonne Airport (CCF), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of DCM.
- Because of Castres - Mazamet Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Castres - Mazamet 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.