Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°40'26"S by 119°9'57"E)
Distance from QRA to BYP:
5,599.14 miles (9,010.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Barimunya Airport (BYP), Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,599 miles (or 9,011 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 Barimunya 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 Barimunya 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: | BYP / YBRY |
| Airport Name: | Barimunya Airport |
| Location: | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°40'26"S by 119°9'57"E |
| Area Served: | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Barimunya Joint Venture |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 2082 feet (635 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BYP |
| More Information: | BYP Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- The recently upgraded fire station.
- The airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.
- 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.
- SAA moved its headquarters to Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 because of runway length constraints.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
- The foyer in the terminal building.
- 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.
Facts about Barimunya Airport (BYP):
- The closest airport to Barimunya Airport (BYP) is Coondewanna Airport (CJF), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SW of BYP.
- Barimunya Airport (BYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Barimunya Airport (BYP) is Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), which is nearly antipodal to Barimunya Airport (meaning Barimunya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in The Valley, Anguilla.
| 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 | 30.76 miles (49.51 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 65.42 miles (105.29 km) SE | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 82.83 miles (133.30 km) W | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 94.21 miles (151.61 km) WNW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 96.71 miles (155.65 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 108.59 miles (174.75 km) NW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 162.39 miles (261.35 km) NNW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 204.85 miles (329.68 km) NW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 271.75 miles (437.34 km) WNW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 274.83 miles (442.29 km) S | Meekatharra Airport (MKR) | Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 325.62 miles (524.03 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 330.34 miles (531.62 km) SSE | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 338.88 miles (545.37 km) SSW | Cue Airport (CUY) | Cue, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 369.85 miles (595.22 km) SSE | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 379.31 miles (610.43 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,096.19 miles (19,466.88 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 2 | 12,089.80 miles (19,456.59 km) NNE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 3 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) NNE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 4 | 12,082.80 miles (19,445.33 km) N | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 5 | 12,082.47 miles (19,444.80 km) NNE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 6 | 12,063.46 miles (19,414.22 km) NE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 7 | 12,058.79 miles (19,406.69 km) NE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 8 | 12,056.48 miles (19,402.97 km) NNE | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 9 | 12,052.95 miles (19,397.30 km) NNE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 10 | 12,049.18 miles (19,391.22 km) N | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 11 | 12,046.62 miles (19,387.11 km) NNE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 12 | 12,042.15 miles (19,379.91 km) NNE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 12,036.41 miles (19,370.67 km) NE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 12,034.94 miles (19,368.31 km) NE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 12,020.86 miles (19,345.66 km) NNE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |