Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,549 miles (or 16,977 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 Marin County 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 Marin County 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: | NOT / KDVO |
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Location: | Novato, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- AWOS reports more closely conditions on the 31 end of the runway, and wind conditions are commonly significantly different on each end of the runway.
- The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
- The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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.
- The Wrights original privately owned airport had a dirt runway and was just west of the current airport, in what is now a grassy field.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Gnoss has two windsocks.
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- There are two parallel north-south runways and a disused cross runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- The airport overtook Cairo International Airport in 1996 as the busiest airport in Africa and is the third-busiest airport in the Africa–Middle East region after Dubai International Airport and Doha International Airport.
- In late 2005, a name change was proposed for the airport to "O.
- It was formerly officially known as Johannesburg International Airport and before that as Jan Smuts International Airport after South Africa's internationally renowned statesman by that name.
- A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- 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.