Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and Corumbá International Airport (CMG), Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,402 miles (or 8,693 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 Corumbá 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 Corumbá 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: | CMG / SBCR |
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Location: | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°0'42"S by 57°40'17"W |
Area Served: | Corumbá |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 461 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMG |
More Information: | CMG Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- 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.
- 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.
- Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Grand Central Airport is a small privately owned airfield which is open to public air traffic.
Facts about Corumbá International Airport (CMG):
- Corumbá International Airport handled 35,334 passengers last year.
- Corumbá International Airport (CMG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was one of the first to be built outside Brazilian main centers.
- Because of Corumbá International Airport's relatively low elevation of 461 feet, planes can take off or land at Corumbá 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 Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Basco Airport (BSO), which is nearly antipodal to Corumbá International Airport (meaning Corumbá International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Basco Airport), and is located 12,335 miles (19,851 kilometers) away in Basco, Batanes, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Corumbá International Airport (CMG) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of CMG.
- In addition to being known as "Corumbá International Airport", another name for CMG is "Aeroporto Internacional de Corumbá".