Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Wiarton, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and Wiarton Airport (YVV), Wiarton, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,378 miles (or 13,483 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 Wiarton 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 Wiarton 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: | YVV / CYVV |
Airport Name: | Wiarton Airport |
Location: | Wiarton, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°44'39"N by 81°6'30"W |
Operator/Owner: | AP Joint Municipal Service Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YVV |
More Information: | YVV Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Central Airport (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.
- 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 Wiarton Airport (YVV):
- Because of Wiarton Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Wiarton 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.
- Wiarton Airport (YVV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wiarton Airport (YVV) is Owen Sound/Billy Bishop Regional Airport (YOS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SE of YVV.
- The furthest airport from Wiarton Airport (YVV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,297 miles (18,180 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.