Nonstop flight route between Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), Chadron, Nebraska, United States and Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,472 miles (or 15,243 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Grand Central 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 Chadron Municipal Airport and Grand Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDR / KCDR |
Airport Name: | Chadron Municipal Airport |
Location: | Chadron, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'14"N by 103°5'43"W |
Area Served: | Chadron, Nebraska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chadron |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3298 feet (1,005 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDR |
More Information: | CDR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCJ / FAGC |
Airport Name: | Grand Central Airport |
Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg |
Operator/Owner: | Private |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCJ |
More Information: | GCJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR):
- Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,658 miles (17,153 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Chadron Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Dawes County, Nebraska, United States.
- The closest airport to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) is Pine Ridge Airport (XPR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) ENE of CDR.
- Chadron Municipal Airport covers an area of 716 acres at an elevation of 3,298 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- Grand Central Airport is a small privately owned airfield which is open to public air traffic.
- The furthest airport from Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of GCJ.
- Grand Central is a fully equipped airfield and is open 24 hours a day.
- This is a small airfield that is restricted to light aircraft only.
- Because of Grand Central Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield was started in the 1930s by a group of motor racing enthusiasts who were also interested in flying.