Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Lanseria, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS North Island (NZY), San Diego, California, United States and Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,296 miles (or 16,569 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 NAS North Island and Lanseria 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 NAS North Island and Lanseria 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: | NZY / KNZY |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'57"N by 117°12'55"W |
Area Served: | Naval Base Coronado |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NZY |
More Information: | NZY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLA / FALA |
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Location: | Lanseria, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg |
Operator/Owner: | Consortium |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4520 feet (1,378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLA |
More Information: | HLA Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS North Island (NZY):
- NAS North Island (NZY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to NAS North Island (NZY) is San Diego International Airport (SAN), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) NNE of NZY.
- Because of NAS North Island's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS North Island 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.
- In addition to being known as "NAS North Island", another name for NZY is "Halsey Field".
- The Navy's first aviator, Lieutenant Theodore Ellyson, and many of his colleagues were trained at North Island starting as early as 1911.
- NAS North Island also operates two other airfields in the Southern California region.
- The furthest airport from NAS North Island (NZY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The list of American military pilots trained at North Island reads like the Who's Who of aviation.
Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 he was flown to Johannesburg landing at Lanseria Airport.
- The airport was officially opened by the Minister of Transport at the time, Hannes Rall, on 16 August 1974.
- On 11 November 2013 the airport opened its new 45-meter-wide 07/25 Runway and also closing the existing 30-meter-wide 06/24 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- Lanseria International Airport is a privately owned international airport that is situated north of Randburg and Sandton to the north west of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Various maintenance and avionics companies are situated on the airport including Interjet Maintenance, Exucujet, Lanseria Jet centre and NAC with various other smaller outfits.