Nonstop flight route between Lanseria, South Africa and Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa and Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,223 miles (or 11,624 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 Las Américas International 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 Las Américas International 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: | SDQ / MDSD |
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| Location: | Punta Caucedo (near Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°25'45"N by 69°40'8"W |
| Area Served: | Santo Domingo |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDQ |
| More Information: | SDQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- 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.
- Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the north west of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- National Airways has its head office building on the airport property.
Facts about Las Américas International Airport (SDQ):
- Las Américas International Airport handled 3,136,522 passengers last year.
- Because of Las Américas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Las Américas International 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.
- ^2 Aserca Airlines is currently not permitted to operate its owns flights to the Dominican Republic.
- In addition to being known as "Las Américas International Airport", another name for SDQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas".
- The furthest airport from Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Las Américas International Airport (meaning Las Américas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,078 miles (19,438 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Las Américas was the hub for Dominicana de Aviación, APA Dominicana International, Air Santo Domingo, and a number of other, smaller airlines.
- The closest airport to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) is Herrera International Airport (HEX), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of SDQ.
- Las Américas has seven gates on the main satellite concourse, A1 through A6, which have a shared use and in the same concourse there is an American Eagle gate, A7.
- Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) currently has only 1 runway.
