Nonstop flight route between Seattle, Washington, United States and Pretoria, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States and Wonderboom Airport (PRY), Pretoria, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,235 miles (or 16,471 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 King County International Airport and Wonderboom 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 King County International Airport and Wonderboom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFI / KBFI |
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Location: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W |
Area Served: | Seattle, Washington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFI |
More Information: | BFI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRY / FAWB |
Airport Name: | Wonderboom Airport |
Location: | Pretoria, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°39'12"S by 28°13'27"E |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pretoria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4095 feet (1,248 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRY |
More Information: | PRY Maps & Info |
Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):
- Helijet, a helicopter airline based at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, scheduled Sikorsky S-76s to the Victoria Harbour Heliport in British Columbia and on to Helijet's Vancouver Harbour Heliport near downtown Vancouver, B.C.
- The Museum of Flight is on the southwest corner of the field.
- Boeing Field had scheduled passenger flights on West Coast Airlines Douglas DC-9s and Fairchild F-27s to Idaho, Oregon, Washington, northern California, western Montana, northern Utah and to Calgary.
- The King County International Airport contracts with the King County Sheriff's Office for police services.
- Except for the World War II period, when it was taken over by the U.S.
- King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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.
- In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
- The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
Facts about Wonderboom Airport (PRY):
- Because of Wonderboom Airport's high elevation of 4,095 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PRY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PRY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Wonderboom Airport (PRY) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSW of PRY.
- Wonderboom Airport (PRY) has 2 runways.
- The airport will initially be able to cope with 450 departing and 400 incoming passengers per hour.
- In 1965, the airport was extensively extended, with a new terminal building and hangars being constructed as well as the runway being extended.
- Airport management passed to the Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council in December 1994.
- Wonderboom Airport, is located north of Pretoria, South Africa.
- The furthest airport from Wonderboom Airport (PRY) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Wonderboom Airport (meaning Wonderboom Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.