Nonstop flight route between Amahai, Indonesia and Johannesburg, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amahai Airport (AHI), Amahai, Indonesia and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,781 miles (or 10,912 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 Amahai Airport 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 Amahai Airport 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 Amahai Airport (AHI):

• In addition to being known as "Amahai Airport", another name for AHI is "Bandar Udara Amahai".
• The closest airport to Amahai Airport (AHI) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AHI.
• Because of Amahai Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Amahai 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.
• The furthest airport from Amahai Airport (AHI) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is nearly antipodal to Amahai Airport (meaning Amahai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,797 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.

Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):

• Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa.
• 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.
• The airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.
• Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
• The airport was officially opened on 21 December 1931 owned jointly by the Germiston City Council, the Rand Gold Refinery and Elandsfontein Estates.
• 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.
• Today, the airport hosts air charter operators, flying schools and a number of aircraft maintenance organizations, as well as pilot shops, car hire and other aviation-related enterprises.
• The recently upgraded fire station.
• SAA moved its headquarters to Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 because of runway length constraints.
• Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
• 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.