Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Cluj-Napoca, Romania:
Departure Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E)
Distance from QRA to CLJ:
5,053.43 miles (8,132.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,053 miles (or 8,133 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 Cluj Avram Iancu 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 Rand Airport and Cluj Avram Iancu 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: | 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: | CLJ / LRCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E |
| Area Served: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cluj County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLJ |
| More Information: | CLJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):
- The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
- The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- There are usually a wide range of taxis waiting in the airport car park, just off the terminal building.
- Cluj Airport exceeded the 1,000,000 passenger mark in 2010.
- After the war, the airport's operations were resumed with TAROM internal flights connecting Cluj to other major Romanian cities.
- In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 40.85 miles (65.73 km) ESE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) N | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 3 | 71.62 miles (115.26 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 4 | 73.73 miles (118.65 km) NNW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 5 | 85.81 miles (138.10 km) WNW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 6 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) WNW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 7 | 116.66 miles (187.74 km) SW | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 8 | 122.75 miles (197.55 km) WSW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 9 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) WSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 10 | 139.83 miles (225.03 km) ENE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 11 | 147.76 miles (237.80 km) NE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 152.27 miles (245.05 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 153.98 miles (247.80 km) E | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 14 | 164.42 miles (264.60 km) NW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 15 | 170.73 miles (274.76 km) S | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,439.39 miles (18,409.87 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,024.64 miles (17,742.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,001.80 miles (17,705.64 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,991.88 miles (17,689.67 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,971.06 miles (17,656.17 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,963.17 miles (17,643.47 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,959.46 miles (17,637.49 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,948.44 miles (17,619.77 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,940.05 miles (17,606.25 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.25 miles (17,600.15 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,931.92 miles (17,593.18 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,928.05 miles (17,586.95 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,924.46 miles (17,581.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,911.65 miles (17,560.56 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,906.31 miles (17,551.95 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |