Nonstop flight route between Davao City, Philippines and Johannesburg, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO), Davao City, Philippines and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,898 miles (or 11,102 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 Francisco Bangoy International 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 Francisco Bangoy International 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 Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO):

• The closest airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) ESE of DVO.
• Because of Francisco Bangoy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco Bangoy 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.
• On November 12, 2007, Cebu Pacific announced this airport as its third hub.
• The furthest airport from Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (meaning Francisco Bangoy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,670 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• Silk Air Airbus A320 on Davao International Airport
• In addition to being known as "Francisco Bangoy International Airport", another name for DVO is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Francisco BangoyPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Francisco Bangoy".
• Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The P2.7 billion passenger terminal is a Malay architecture-inspired building which is four times larger than the old terminal.
• Francisco Bangoy International Airport handled 2,963,243 passengers last year.

Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):

• The recently upgraded fire station.
• 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.
• 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.
• Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
• Rand Airport is a popular location for filmmaking for both the local and international film industries.
• 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.
• 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.