Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Jabat Island, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°45'0"N by 168°58'40"E)
Distance from GCJ to JAT:
9,573.82 miles (15,407.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and Jabot Airport (JAT), Jabat Island, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,574 miles (or 15,408 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 Jabot 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 Jabot 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: | JAT / |
| Airport Name: | Jabot Airport |
| Location: | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°45'0"N by 168°58'40"E |
| Area Served: | Jabot, Marshall Islands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAT |
| More Information: | JAT 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 airfield was started in the 1930s by a group of motor racing enthusiasts who were also interested in flying.
- 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.
Facts about Jabot Airport (JAT):
- The closest airport to Jabot Airport (JAT) is Jeh Airport (JEJ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) S of JAT.
- The furthest airport from Jabot Airport (JAT) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Jabot Airport (meaning Jabot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,206 miles (19,643 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
| 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 | 12.83 miles (20.65 km) S | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 28.78 miles (46.32 km) SSW | Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 35.86 miles (57.70 km) SW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 48.84 miles (78.61 km) W | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 108.21 miles (174.15 km) NW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 108.41 miles (174.47 km) NW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 134.99 miles (217.25 km) SSE | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 145.02 miles (233.39 km) N | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 145.73 miles (234.52 km) S | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 146.12 miles (235.15 km) NE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 150.12 miles (241.59 km) ENE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 152.70 miles (245.75 km) E | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 157.52 miles (253.50 km) SSW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 160.91 miles (258.95 km) ESE | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 164.16 miles (264.19 km) ESE | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,205.53 miles (19,642.85 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,567.97 miles (18,616.79 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,560.53 miles (18,604.82 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,543.25 miles (18,577.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,498.25 miles (18,504.59 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,491.05 miles (18,493.01 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,469.53 miles (18,458.38 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,466.62 miles (18,453.68 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,462.82 miles (18,447.58 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,422.80 miles (18,383.17 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 11 | 11,420.92 miles (18,380.14 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 11,418.66 miles (18,376.51 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,413.34 miles (18,367.95 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,384.24 miles (18,321.11 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 11,380.66 miles (18,315.36 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |