Nonstop flight route between Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and Cape Town, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR), Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), Cape Town, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,654 miles (or 13,927 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 Tri-County Regional Airport and Cape Town International 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 Tri-County Regional Airport and Cape Town International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR):

• Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of LNR.
• The furthest airport from Tri-County Regional Airport (LNR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Tri-County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-County Regional Airport 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.

Facts about Cape Town International Airport (CPT):

• Cape Town International Airport recorded 7.8 million passengers in 2008–2009, down from 8.4 million passengers the year before.
• The MyCiTi bus rapid transit system provides a shuttle service connecting the airport with the Civic Centre bus station in the city centre.
• Cape Town International Airport handled 8,505,563 passengers last year.
• Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 217 miles (349 kilometers) E of CPT.
• Because of Cape Town International Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape Town International Airport 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.
• Cape Town International Airport was opened in 1954, a year after Jan Smuts Airport on the Witwatersrand opened.
• The only hotel located within the airport precinct is the budget Road Lodge, owned by the City Lodge hotel chain group.
• The furthest airport from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,616 miles (18,693 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
• Arriving passengers collect luggage in the old sections of their respective terminals, before proceeding through new passageways to the new Central Terminal Building.
• The terminal building has a split-level design, with departures located in the upper floors and arrivals in the lower floors.
• In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Cape Town International Airport was extensively expanded and renovated.