Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and St. Paul, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP), St. Paul, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,627 miles (or 15,492 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 St. Paul Aerodrome, 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 St. Paul Aerodrome. 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: | ZSP / |
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| Location: | St. Paul, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°59'36"N by 111°22'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of St. Paul |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZSP |
| More Information: | ZSP Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- 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.
- 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 (JNB) has 2 runways.
- In September 2006 Gauteng Province contracted Bombardier Transportation for a rail link connecting Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the airport, with construction to begin immediately.
- 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 November 2009 Air France announced the scheduled flights of their Airbus A380 into Johannesburg's O.R.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
Facts about St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP):
- In addition to being known as "St. Paul Aerodrome", another name for ZSP is "CEW3".
- St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NE of ZSP.
- The furthest airport from St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,147 miles (16,330 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
