Nonstop flight route between Flint, Michigan, United States and Kuruman, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bishop International Airport (FNT), Flint, Michigan, United States and Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH), Kuruman, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,318 miles (or 13,386 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 Bishop International Airport and Johan Pienaar 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 Bishop International Airport and Johan Pienaar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bishop International Airport (FNT):

• Because of Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 782 feet, planes can take off or land at Bishop 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.
• Bishop International Airport (FNT) has 2 runways.
• On April 24, 2012, the airport's board of directors approved a $1.348 million project to repair the airport's tarmac.
• On August 29, 2013, the airport received a $2.87 million grant from the U.S.
• Artwork depicting a Paper Airplane in the Terminal
• On December 12, 2011, four people from Saginaw were arrested at Bishop International Airport trying to smuggle 122 pounds of marijuana from Phoenix.
• The furthest airport from Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,245 miles (18,098 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport's board has allocated an additional $10.9 million for upgrades in 2013 and 2014.
• The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012.
• The closest airport to Bishop International Airport (FNT) is Oakland County International Airport (PTK), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SE of FNT.
• Bishop International Airport covers 1,550 acres  and has two runways.

Facts about Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH):

• The furthest airport from Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Pienaar Airport (meaning Johan Pienaar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Princeville Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) is Kimberley Airport (KIM), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) SE of KMH.
• Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Johan Pienaar Airport's high elevation of 4,382 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.