Nonstop flight route between Cochrane, Chile and Johannesburg, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cochrane Airfield (LGR), Cochrane, Chile and Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,388 miles (or 8,672 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 Cochrane Airfield and Grand Central 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 Cochrane Airfield and Grand Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Cochrane Airfield (LGR):

• Because of Cochrane Airfield's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochrane Airfield 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.
• In addition to being known as "Cochrane Airfield", other names for LGR include "Cochrane Airfield (Cochrane)" and "Aeródromo Cochrane".
• The furthest airport from Cochrane Airfield (LGR) is Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN), which is nearly antipodal to Cochrane Airfield (meaning Cochrane Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chinggis Khaan International Airport), and is located 12,386 miles (19,933 kilometers) away in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
• The closest airport to Cochrane Airfield (LGR) is Chile Chico Airfield (CCH), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NE of LGR.
• Cochrane Airfield (LGR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):

• The furthest airport from Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• The closest airport to Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of GCJ.
• Grand Central is a fully equipped airfield and is open 24 hours a day.
• This is a small airfield that is restricted to light aircraft only.
• Because of Grand Central Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.