Nonstop flight route between Lanseria, South Africa and Sasstown, Liberia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa and Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,225 miles (or 5,189 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 Lanseria International Airport and Sasstown 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 Lanseria International Airport and Sasstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLA / FALA |
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| Location: | Lanseria, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E |
| Area Served: | Johannesburg |
| Operator/Owner: | Consortium |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 4520 feet (1,378 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLA |
| More Information: | HLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAZ / GLST |
| Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
| Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
| Area Served: | Sasstown |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
| More Information: | SAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- On 11 November 2013 the airport opened its new 45-meter-wide 07/25 Runway and also closing the existing 30-meter-wide 06/24 runway.
- The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 he was flown to Johannesburg landing at Lanseria Airport.
- The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.
