Nonstop flight route between Pai, Thailand and Johannesburg, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(19°21'32"N by 98°26'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Distance from PYY to QRA:
5,666.81 miles (9,119.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pai Airport (PYY), Pai, Thailand and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,667 miles (or 9,120 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 Pai 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 Pai 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: | PYY / |
| Airport Name: | Pai Airport |
| Location: | Pai, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°21'32"N by 98°26'12"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from PYY |
| More Information: | PYY 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 Pai Airport (PYY):
- The closest airport to Pai Airport (PYY) is Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) W of PYY.
- Because of Pai Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Pai 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 furthest airport from Pai Airport (PYY) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,912 miles (19,170 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport was officially opened on 21 December 1931 owned jointly by the Germiston City Council, the Rand Gold Refinery and Elandsfontein Estates.
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.
- Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- The foyer in the terminal building.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.38 miles (48.89 km) W | Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN) | Mae Hong Son, Thailand |     |
| 2 | 53.42 miles (85.97 km) SE | Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
| 3 | 82.82 miles (133.29 km) WNW | Loikaw Airport (LIW) | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 4 | 102.59 miles (165.10 km) SE | Lampang Airport (LPT) | Lampang, Thailand | |
| 5 | 102.64 miles (165.18 km) ENE | Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) | Chiang Rai, Thailand | |
| 6 | 124.56 miles (200.46 km) NE | Tachilek Airport (THL) | Tachilek, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 7 | 141.32 miles (227.43 km) SE | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 8 | 143.50 miles (230.94 km) NW | Heho Airport (HEH) | Heho, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 9 | 144.10 miles (231.90 km) ENE | Ban Huoeisay Airport (HOE) | Houeisay, Laos | |
| 10 | 146.79 miles (236.24 km) W | Naypyitaw International Airport (NYT) | Naypyidaw, Myanmar | |
| 11 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) NNE | Kengtung Airport (KET) | Kengtung, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 12 | 172.30 miles (277.30 km) SSE | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 13 | 178.42 miles (287.13 km) SSE | Tak Airport (TKT) | Tak, Thailand | |
| 14 | 183.87 miles (295.91 km) S | Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) | Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand | |
| 15 | 207.71 miles (334.28 km) SSW | Mawlamyaing Airport (MNU) | Mawlamyaing (Maulmyine), Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,911.88 miles (19,170.26 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,901.25 miles (19,153.15 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,849.94 miles (19,070.57 km) SSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,787.40 miles (18,969.94 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,787.40 miles (18,969.94 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,775.00 miles (18,949.98 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,767.77 miles (18,938.35 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,757.62 miles (18,922.00 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,748.27 miles (18,906.96 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,702.72 miles (18,833.66 km) SSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 11,696.04 miles (18,822.90 km) SSW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,693.26 miles (18,818.44 km) W | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,690.46 miles (18,813.92 km) SSW | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 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 | |