Nonstop flight route between Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(40°49'17"N by 82°31'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Distance from MFD to QRA:
8,423.29 miles (13,555.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,423 miles (or 13,556 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport and Rand 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport and Rand Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFD / KMFD |
| Airport Name: | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
| Location: | Mansfield, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'17"N by 82°31'0"W |
| Area Served: | Mansfield, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Mansfield |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1297 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFD |
| More Information: | MFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QRA / FAGM |
| Airport Name: | Rand Airport |
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rand Airport Management Company (Pty) Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5482 feet (1,671 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QRA |
| More Information: | QRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD):
- The airport is home to the Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base and the 179th Airlift Wing, an Ohio Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command.
- Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of MFD.
- The furthest airport from Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
- The furthest airport from Rand Airport (QRA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,977 miles (19,275 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The foyer in the terminal building.
- The closest airport to Rand Airport (QRA) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of QRA.
- Because of Rand Airport's high elevation of 5,482 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.82 miles (19.02 km) WSW | Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ) | Galion, Ohio, United States |     |
| 2 | 31.95 miles (51.42 km) WSW | Marion Municipal Airport (MNN) | Marion, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 33.05 miles (53.18 km) E | Wayne County Airport (BJJ) | Wooster, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 40.21 miles (64.71 km) NNE | Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 42.87 miles (68.99 km) N | Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY) | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 53.56 miles (86.19 km) NE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 7 | 56.79 miles (91.40 km) ENE | Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) | Akron, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 59.01 miles (94.96 km) SSW | Ohio State University Airport (OSU) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 60.21 miles (96.91 km) SSW | Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 61.57 miles (99.08 km) WNW | Findlay Airport (FDY) | Findlay, Ohio, United States | |
| 11 | 62.40 miles (100.42 km) ESE | Harry Clever Field (PHD) | New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 64.74 miles (104.20 km) NE | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) SSE | Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 71.82 miles (115.58 km) NW | Toledo Executive Airport (TDZ) | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
| 15 | 72.90 miles (117.33 km) SSW | Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,361.39 miles (18,284.35 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,337.92 miles (18,246.57 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,321.78 miles (18,220.60 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,313.06 miles (18,206.56 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,266.02 miles (18,130.86 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,259.67 miles (18,120.64 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,253.57 miles (18,110.82 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,243.12 miles (18,094.00 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,227.02 miles (18,068.09 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,214.50 miles (18,047.95 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,158.46 miles (17,957.76 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,121.83 miles (17,898.81 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,120.49 miles (17,896.65 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,107.93 miles (17,876.44 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,053.53 miles (17,788.88 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.26 miles (14.90 km) NE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 2 | 17.71 miles (28.50 km) N | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | 23.65 miles (38.05 km) SE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 4 | 25.22 miles (40.58 km) NNW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 5 | 40.94 miles (65.89 km) N | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 87.43 miles (140.70 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 164.61 miles (264.91 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 8 | 168.01 miles (270.39 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 9 | 180.65 miles (290.72 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 181.68 miles (292.39 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11 | 184.75 miles (297.32 km) NNE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 12 | 189.05 miles (304.24 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 193.11 miles (310.78 km) ENE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 14 | 196.36 miles (316.01 km) E | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 15 | 217.41 miles (349.89 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.24 miles (19,275.45 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,967.32 miles (19,259.48 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,961.61 miles (19,250.29 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,961.15 miles (19,249.56 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,953.31 miles (19,236.94 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,951.72 miles (19,234.39 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,942.40 miles (19,219.39 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,942.08 miles (19,218.86 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,940.28 miles (19,215.97 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,930.76 miles (19,200.65 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,926.00 miles (19,192.98 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,923.92 miles (19,189.64 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,923.92 miles (19,189.64 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,922.58 miles (19,187.48 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,916.37 miles (19,177.49 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |