Nonstop flight route between Emporia, Kansas, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP), Emporia, Kansas, United States and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,131 miles (or 14,695 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 Emporia Municipal 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 Emporia Municipal Airport and Rand Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMP / KEMP |
Airport Name: | Emporia Municipal Airport |
Location: | Emporia, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'50"N by 96°11'23"W |
Area Served: | Emporia, Kansas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1208 feet (368 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from EMP |
More Information: | EMP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRA / FAGM |
Airport Name: | Rand Airport |
Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Rand Airport Management Company (Pty) Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5482 feet (1,671 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QRA |
More Information: | QRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP):
- The furthest airport from Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,673 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) is Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SW of EMP.
Facts about Rand Airport (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.
- 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.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.