Nonstop flight route between Höfn, Iceland and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hornafjörður Airport (HFN), Höfn, Iceland and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,677 miles (or 10,746 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 Hornafjörður Airport and Rand 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 Hornafjörður Airport and Rand Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFN / BIHN | 
| Airport Name: | Hornafjörður Airport | 
| Location: | Höfn, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'44"N by 15°13'37"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HFN | 
| More Information: | HFN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRA / FAGM | 
| Airport Name: | Rand Airport | 
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rand Airport Management Company (Pty) Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5482 feet (1,671 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QRA | 
| More Information: | QRA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hornafjörður Airport (HFN):
- Because of Hornafjörður Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Hornafjörður 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.
- Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of HFN.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- The closest airport to Rand Airport (QRA) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of QRA.
- The furthest airport from Rand Airport (QRA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rand Airport's high elevation of 5,482 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
- Today, the airport hosts air charter operators, flying schools and a number of aircraft maintenance organizations, as well as pilot shops, car hire and other aviation-related enterprises.
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.




