Nonstop flight route between Akure, Nigeria and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akure Airport (AKR), Akure, Nigeria and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,773 miles (or 4,463 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 Akure Airport and O. R. Tambo 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 Akure Airport and O. R. Tambo 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: | AKR / DNAK | 
| Airport Name: | Akure Airport | 
| Location: | Akure, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°14'48"N by 5°18'2"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKR | 
| More Information: | AKR Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Akure Airport (AKR):
- Akure Airport (AKR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Akure Airport (AKR) is Benin Airport (BNI), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) SSE of AKR.
 - The furthest airport from Akure Airport (AKR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Akure Airport (meaning Akure Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
 
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- 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.
 - O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
 - On 26 November 2006, the airport became the first in Africa to host the Airbus A380.
 - On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
 - O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
 - In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
 - Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The airport is easily accessible by car and it is located in North-East Johannesburg on the R24 Airport Freeway, which can be accessed by the R24 and the R21 highway.
 
