Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Villa Garzón, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(26°8'21"S by 28°14'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W)
Distance from JNB to VGZ:
7,168.07 miles (11,535.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,168 miles (or 11,536 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 Villa Garzón 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 Villa Garzón 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: | VGZ / SKVG |
| Airport Name: | Villa Garzón Airport |
| Location: | Villa Garzón, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VGZ |
| More Information: | VGZ Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- The new International Pier development will increase international arrivals and departures capacity in a double storey structure with nine additional airside contact stands, four of which are Airbus A380 compatible.
- Critics noted the considerable expense involved in renaming the airport, and the decision to use a politician as the name would be obscure, confusing and in some instances, offensive.
- 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.
Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):
- Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
- The furthest airport from Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garzón Airport (meaning Villa Garzón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.26 miles (14.90 km) SW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 12.44 miles (20.02 km) NNW | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | 24.22 miles (38.98 km) NW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 4 | 27.05 miles (43.54 km) SSE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 33.58 miles (54.04 km) N | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 86.92 miles (139.89 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 169.37 miles (272.57 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 8 | 170.58 miles (274.53 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 9 | 175.74 miles (282.82 km) NNE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 10 | 181.93 miles (292.80 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11 | 185.43 miles (298.43 km) ENE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 188.06 miles (302.65 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 191.47 miles (308.14 km) E | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 192.33 miles (309.53 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 214.26 miles (344.81 km) NE | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,979.48 miles (19,279.06 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,969.05 miles (19,262.27 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,962.60 miles (19,251.89 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,962.55 miles (19,251.81 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,954.50 miles (19,238.86 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,954.19 miles (19,238.36 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,946.32 miles (19,225.69 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,945.21 miles (19,223.91 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,941.61 miles (19,218.12 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,933.94 miles (19,205.77 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,925.78 miles (19,192.64 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,923.96 miles (19,189.70 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,923.96 miles (19,189.70 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,922.16 miles (19,186.81 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,917.18 miles (19,178.80 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.51 miles (53.93 km) SSE | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| 2 | 55.46 miles (89.25 km) WNW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 3 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) SSW | Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) | Nueva Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 74.10 miles (119.24 km) W | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| 5 | 77.06 miles (124.02 km) W | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 83.37 miles (134.16 km) ENE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 7 | 101.93 miles (164.04 km) N | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 8 | 103.03 miles (165.81 km) SSW | Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) | Coca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 141.62 miles (227.91 km) NW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 10 | 142.70 miles (229.66 km) WSW | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 150.03 miles (241.45 km) ESE | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 12 | 163.56 miles (263.22 km) NNE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 13 | 177.84 miles (286.21 km) N | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 14 | 190.44 miles (306.49 km) SW | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 198.07 miles (318.75 km) N | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,388.09 miles (19,936.65 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,283.70 miles (19,768.65 km) SSW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,283.34 miles (19,768.07 km) NNW | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,282.83 miles (19,767.26 km) ESE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,276.33 miles (19,756.78 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,271.88 miles (19,749.63 km) N | Tengah Air Base (TAB) (TGA) | Tengah, Singapore | |
| 7 | 12,271.31 miles (19,748.71 km) NNW | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 8 | 12,270.11 miles (19,746.77 km) NNW | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 9 | 12,269.33 miles (19,745.52 km) SE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,268.06 miles (19,743.48 km) N | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |
| 11 | 12,254.81 miles (19,722.16 km) N | Senai International Airport (JHB) | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,224.64 miles (19,673.60 km) SSE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,221.27 miles (19,668.17 km) E | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,212.46 miles (19,654.00 km) NE | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,202.28 miles (19,637.62 km) N | Mersing Airport (MEP) | Johor, Malaysia | |