Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda:
Departure Airport:
(25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°8'12"N by 61°47'35"W)
Distance from GCJ to ANU:
6,726.91 miles (10,825.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU), St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,727 miles (or 10,826 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 Grand Central Airport and V. C. Bird International 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 Grand Central Airport and V. C. Bird International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANU / TAPA |
| Airport Name: | V. C. Bird International Airport |
| Location: | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°8'12"N by 61°47'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Antigua and Barbuda Millennium Airport Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANU |
| More Information: | ANU Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU):
- The airport originally was operated by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The VCBIA website contains things such as flight arrival and departing times, airport facilities, airport development and airline information.
- V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of ANU.
- Because of V. C. Bird International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at V. C. Bird 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.
- The furthest airport from V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) is Port Hedland International Airport (PHE), which is nearly antipodal to V. C. Bird International Airport (meaning V. C. Bird International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Hedland International Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,652 kilometers) away in Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.44 miles (20.02 km) SSE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 13.69 miles (22.03 km) WNW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 3 | 17.71 miles (28.50 km) S | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 23.58 miles (37.95 km) NNE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 5 | 39.29 miles (63.23 km) SSE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 6 | 75.22 miles (121.06 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 160.70 miles (258.63 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 8 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 9 | 169.44 miles (272.69 km) NNE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 10 | 170.42 miles (274.27 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11 | 189.29 miles (304.64 km) ENE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 198.31 miles (319.15 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 199.81 miles (321.56 km) ESE | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 204.75 miles (329.52 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 214.07 miles (344.50 km) ENE | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,991.87 miles (19,299.00 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,981.36 miles (19,282.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,974.84 miles (19,271.59 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,974.65 miles (19,271.28 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,966.94 miles (19,258.87 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,966.28 miles (19,257.81 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,958.69 miles (19,245.60 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,957.65 miles (19,243.93 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,953.83 miles (19,237.78 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,946.38 miles (19,225.79 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,937.43 miles (19,211.39 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,935.72 miles (19,208.63 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,935.72 miles (19,208.63 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,933.70 miles (19,205.39 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,929.62 miles (19,198.82 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.56 miles (55.62 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 35.62 miles (57.33 km) SW | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.82 miles (85.01 km) W | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 4 | 62.26 miles (100.20 km) WNW | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 5 | 62.82 miles (101.11 km) SSE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) WNW | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 7 | 87.22 miles (140.37 km) NW | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 8 | 89.02 miles (143.27 km) S | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 9 | 100.47 miles (161.70 km) WNW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 106.18 miles (170.88 km) NW | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 11 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) NW | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 12 | 111.12 miles (178.83 km) NW | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 13 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) SSE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 14 | 127.18 miles (204.67 km) SSE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 15 | 183.60 miles (295.48 km) SSE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,211.18 miles (19,651.95 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,172.59 miles (19,589.83 km) SSE | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,166.02 miles (19,579.27 km) WSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,120.75 miles (19,506.41 km) SE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,113.68 miles (19,495.03 km) S | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,081.95 miles (19,443.97 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,076.60 miles (19,435.35 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,049.18 miles (19,391.22 km) S | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,048.60 miles (19,390.30 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,032.14 miles (19,363.80 km) S | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,018.77 miles (19,342.28 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,994.26 miles (19,302.85 km) SE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,990.68 miles (19,297.08 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,947.46 miles (19,227.53 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,911.32 miles (19,169.37 km) SSW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |