Nonstop flight route between Veliky Novgorod, Russia and Johannesburg, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(58°29'35"N by 31°14'30"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Distance from NVR to QRA:
5,857.39 miles (9,426.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR), Veliky Novgorod, Russia and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,857 miles (or 9,427 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 Novgorod Yurievo 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 Novgorod Yurievo 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: | NVR / ULNN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Veliky Novgorod, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°29'35"N by 31°14'30"E |
| Area Served: | Velikiy Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NVR |
| More Information: | NVR 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 Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR):
- Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,885 miles (17,517 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Novgorod Yurievo Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Novgorod Yurievo 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 closest airport to Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) is Pulkovo Airport (LED), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NNW of NVR.
- In addition to being known as "Novgorod Yurievo Airport", another name for NVR is "Аэропорт Новгород Юрьево".
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- SAA moved its headquarters to Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 because of runway length constraints.
- 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.
- 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.
- Today, the airport hosts air charter operators, flying schools and a number of aircraft maintenance organizations, as well as pilot shops, car hire and other aviation-related enterprises.
- Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.73 miles (155.68 km) NNW | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) |     |
| 2 | 105.28 miles (169.43 km) NNW | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 3 | 114.66 miles (184.52 km) WSW | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 4 | 147.78 miles (237.83 km) S | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 165.36 miles (266.13 km) W | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 6 | 202.86 miles (326.47 km) ESE | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 206.54 miles (332.40 km) NNW | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 8 | 223.70 miles (360.01 km) NW | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 9 | 238.15 miles (383.26 km) WNW | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 10 | 244.62 miles (393.68 km) W | Pärnu Airport (EPU) | Pärnu, Estonia | |
| 11 | 245.57 miles (395.20 km) SW | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 12 | 248.17 miles (399.38 km) ENE | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 249.63 miles (401.74 km) WNW | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 14 | 254.07 miles (408.88 km) WNW | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 15 | 254.77 miles (410.02 km) NNE | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,884.73 miles (17,517.23 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,534.12 miles (16,952.98 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,520.50 miles (16,931.07 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,503.25 miles (16,903.30 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,499.43 miles (16,897.15 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,494.13 miles (16,888.63 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,493.51 miles (16,887.63 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,488.84 miles (16,880.11 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,482.85 miles (16,870.46 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,476.18 miles (16,859.73 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,471.26 miles (16,851.81 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,466.97 miles (16,844.92 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,450.89 miles (16,819.03 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,445.27 miles (16,809.99 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,443.56 miles (16,807.24 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |