Nonstop flight route between Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC), Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,818 miles (or 12,582 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 Provincetown Municipal 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 Provincetown Municipal 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: | PVC / KPVC |
Airport Name: | Provincetown Municipal Airport |
Location: | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°4'18"N by 70°13'17"W |
Area Served: | Provincetown, Massachusetts |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. National Park Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PVC |
More Information: | PVC 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 Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC):
- Provincetown Municipal Airport covers an area of 310 acres which contains one paved runway measuring 3,500 x 100 ft.
- The furthest airport from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,804 miles (18,997 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Provincetown Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Provincetown Municipal 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 Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of PVC.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- 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.
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.
- 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.
- The control tower and main terminal building as seen from the airside.