Nonstop flight route between Kuruman, South Africa and Shell Mera, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), Kuruman, South Africa and Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ), Shell Mera, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,872 miles (or 11,059 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 Rio Amazonas 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 Rio Amazonas 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: | PTZ / SEPA |
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Location: | Shell Mera, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°30'19"S by 78°3'46"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ecuadorian Military |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3465 feet (1,056 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTZ |
More Information: | PTZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH):
- The closest airport to Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Kimberley Airport (KIM), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SE of KMH.
- 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.
- 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.
- Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ):
- In addition to being known as "Rio Amazonas Airport", other names for PTZ include "Areopuerto Rio Amazonas" and "SESM".
- Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of PTZ.
- The furthest airport from Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) is Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), which is nearly antipodal to Rio Amazonas Airport (meaning Rio Amazonas Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pinang Kampai Airport), and is located 12,401 miles (19,958 kilometers) away in Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia.