Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Ranchi, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), Ranchi, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,121 miles (or 8,241 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Birsa Munda 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Birsa Munda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNB / FAOR |
Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXR / VERC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Ranchi, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°18'51"N by 85°19'18"E |
Area Served: | Ranchi |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXR |
More Information: | IXR Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- In late 2005, a name change was proposed for the airport to "O.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- 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.
- 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.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- The Central Terminal Building will boost capacity at the landside of the terminal in 3 levels, also allowing direct access from international and domestic terminals.
- 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.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- There are two parallel north-south runways and a disused cross runway.
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
Facts about Birsa Munda Airport (IXR):
- In addition to being known as "Birsa Munda Airport", another name for IXR is "बिरसा मुंडा हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,478 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Sonari Airport (IXW), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of IXR.
- Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) currently has only 1 runway.