Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Northern Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and La Grande-4 Airport (YAH), Northern Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,133 miles (or 13,088 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 La Grande-4 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 La Grande-4 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: | YAH / CYAH |
Airport Name: | La Grande-4 Airport |
Location: | Northern Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°45'16"N by 73°40'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1005 feet (306 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAH |
More Information: | YAH Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- In late 2005, a name change was proposed for the airport to "O.
- 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.
- 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 airport overtook Cairo International Airport in 1996 as the busiest airport in Africa and is the third-busiest airport in the Africa–Middle East region after Dubai International Airport and Doha International Airport.
- Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
- 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.
Facts about La Grande-4 Airport (YAH):
- The furthest airport from La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,023 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) is La Grande-3 Airport (YAR), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) W of YAH.
- La Grande-4 Airport (YAH) currently has only 1 runway.