Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Ikamiut, Greenland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Ikamiut Heliport (QJI), Ikamiut, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,651 miles (or 12,312 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 Ikamiut Heliport, 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 Ikamiut Heliport. 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 |
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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: | QJI / BGIT |
| Airport Name: | Ikamiut Heliport |
| Location: | Ikamiut, Greenland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°37'55"N by 51°50'0"W |
| Area Served: | Ikamiut, Greenland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from QJI |
| More Information: | QJI Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
- Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- Five bus city lines, operated by Metrobus and Putco, pass through the airport twice a day.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ikamiut Heliport (QJI):
- The furthest airport from Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,522 miles (16,933 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Ikamiut Heliport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Ikamiut Heliport 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 closest airport to Ikamiut Heliport (QJI) is Qasigiannguit Heliport (JCH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NE of QJI.
