Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°42'23"N by 112°8'41"W)
Distance from QRA to BCE:
9,999.48 miles (16,092.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,999 miles (or 16,093 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 Rand Airport and Bryce Canyon 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 Rand Airport and Bryce Canyon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCE / KBCE |
| Airport Name: | Bryce Canyon Airport |
| Location: | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°42'23"N by 112°8'41"W |
| Area Served: | Bryce Canyon, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Garfield County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7590 feet (2,313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BCE |
| More Information: | BCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- The foyer in the terminal building.
- The control tower and main terminal building as seen from the airside.
- 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.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE):
- Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bryce Canyon Airport's high elevation of 7,590 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BCE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BCE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,168 miles (17,972 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The timber used in the hangar shows the marks of the borers that infested the trees, which were harvested as part of a program to remove beetle-killed trees.
- The Garfield County Airport Hangar is significant as an unusual example of a log hangar.
- The closest airport to Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of BCE.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.55 miles (26.64 km) NW | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States | |
| 2 | 52.15 miles (83.92 km) W | Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) | Cedar City, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 52.51 miles (84.51 km) SSW | Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) | Kanab, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 66.12 miles (106.41 km) SE | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 79.13 miles (127.34 km) E | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 87.29 miles (140.47 km) N | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 90.15 miles (145.09 km) WSW | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 92.89 miles (149.50 km) N | Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) | Salina, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 117.32 miles (188.81 km) N | Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) | Delta, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 121.16 miles (194.98 km) WSW | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 121.20 miles (195.05 km) S | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 125.70 miles (202.30 km) ESE | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 130.85 miles (210.58 km) NNE | Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States | |
| 14 | 142.12 miles (228.71 km) S | Valle Airport (VLE) | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 145.86 miles (234.74 km) E | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,167.57 miles (17,972.42 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,096.48 miles (17,858.01 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,083.25 miles (17,836.72 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,060.40 miles (17,799.94 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,930.68 miles (17,591.18 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,808.60 miles (17,394.72 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,807.59 miles (17,393.08 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,765.92 miles (17,326.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,682.18 miles (17,191.25 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,643.75 miles (17,129.41 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,640.53 miles (17,124.23 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,638.36 miles (17,120.75 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,621.91 miles (17,094.27 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,610.29 miles (17,075.57 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,597.63 miles (17,055.19 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |