Nonstop flight route between Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nalchik Airport (NAL), Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,911 miles (or 7,903 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 Nalchik Airport and O. R. Tambo 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 Nalchik Airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAL / URMN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°30'47"N by 43°38'17"E | 
| Area Served: | Nalchik | 
| Operator/Owner: | FSUE "Elbrus-Avia" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1460 feet (445 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NAL | 
| More Information: | NAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Nalchik Airport (NAL):
- The furthest airport from Nalchik Airport (NAL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,023 miles (17,739 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Nalchik Airport (NAL) is Beslan Airport (OGZ), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of NAL.
- In addition to being known as "Nalchik Airport", another name for NAL is "Аэропорт Нальчик".
- Nalchik Airport (NAL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- The two terminals A and B have been restructured.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- In November 2009 Air France announced the scheduled flights of their Airbus A380 into Johannesburg's O.R.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- 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.
- The Central Terminal Building will boost capacity at the landside of the terminal in 3 levels, also allowing direct access from international and domestic terminals.
- 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.
- In late 2005, a name change was proposed for the airport to "O.
- There are two parallel north-south runways and a disused cross runway.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.




