Nonstop flight route between Kankakee, Illinois, United States and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), Kankakee, Illinois, United States and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,702 miles (or 14,005 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 Greater Kankakee Airport and O. R. Tambo 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 Greater Kankakee Airport and O. R. Tambo 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: | IKK / KIKK |
Airport Name: | Greater Kankakee Airport |
Location: | Kankakee, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'17"N by 87°50'47"W |
Area Served: | Kankakee, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IKK |
More Information: | IKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNB / FAOR |
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Location: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'21"S by 28°14'45"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5558 feet (1,694 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JNB |
More Information: | JNB Maps & Info |
Facts about Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK):
- Because of Greater Kankakee Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Kankakee 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.
- The furthest airport from Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,091 miles (17,849 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) has 2 runways.
- The airport was opened in 1962 and continues to operate as a general aviation facility serving the Kankakee area and South Chicago.
- The closest airport to Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SE of IKK.
- Greater Kankakee Airport covers an area of 950 acres at an elevation of 629 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- It was formerly officially known as Johannesburg International Airport and before that as Jan Smuts International Airport after South Africa's internationally renowned statesman by that name.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
- The furthest airport from O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,979 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- In November 2009 Air France announced the scheduled flights of their Airbus A380 into Johannesburg's O.R.
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
- Because of O. R. Tambo International Airport's high elevation of 5,558 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Rand Airport (QRA), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of JNB.
- In September 2006 Gauteng Province contracted Bombardier Transportation for a rail link connecting Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the airport, with construction to begin immediately.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".