Nonstop flight route between Kingsville, Texas, United States and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI), Kingsville, Texas, United States and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,136 miles (or 14,703 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 Naval Air Station Kingsville 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 Naval Air Station Kingsville and O. R. Tambo 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 Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI):

• Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) has 4 runways.
• Because of Naval Air Station Kingsville's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Naval Air Station Kingsville 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 furthest airport from Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,132 miles (17,916 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Kingsville", another name for NQI is "KNQI - FAA: NQI".
• The closest airport to Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) is Alice International Airport (ALI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of NQI.
• Under the current US Navy organization known as Commander, Naval Installations, NAS Corpus Christi and NAS Kingsville are part of Navy Region Southeast headquartered at NAS Jacksonville, Florida.

Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):

• 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.
• O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
• Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
• Unnecessary confusion can be caused, for O.
• O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
• 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.