Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Wenatchee, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT), Wenatchee, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,170 miles (or 16,367 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 Pangborn Memorial 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 Pangborn Memorial 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: | EAT / KEAT |
| Airport Name: | Pangborn Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Wenatchee, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°23'53"N by 120°12'20"W |
| Area Served: | Wenatchee, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1249 feet (381 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EAT |
| More Information: | EAT Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Grand Central Airport is a small privately owned airfield which is open to public air traffic.
- 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.
- This is a small airfield that is restricted to light aircraft only.
Facts about Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT):
- The furthest airport from Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSW of EAT.
- Pangborn Memorial Airport covers an area of 585 acres at an elevation of 1,249 feet above mean sea level.
- In 2009, the FAA recommended and approved an expansion of the Pangborn runway to 7,000 feet.
- Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) has 2 runways.
