Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Dallas, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Dallas Love Field (DAL), Dallas, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,136 miles (or 14,703 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 Dallas Love Field, 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 Dallas Love Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):

• In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
• 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.
• South African Airways donated two Boeing 747s to the "South African Airways Museum Society" which are on display at the airport.
• de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
• 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.
• 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 Dallas Love Field (DAL):

• Johnson's car pulled directly up to the plane, and he was covered by Secret Service agents and rushed up the stairs to board the aircraft quickly, as there were fears that he was also an assassination target.
• The furthest airport from Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,918 miles (17,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Dallas Love Field (DAL) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Dallas Love Field (DAL) is Addison Airport (ADS), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) N of DAL.
• In January 1921, 1st lt William D.
• Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public airport 6 miles northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas.
• In September 1943 a new north-south runway 18/36 and northwest-southeast runway 13/31 were completed.
• Dallas Love Field handled 7,960,809 passengers last year.
• Because of Dallas Love Field's relatively low elevation of 487 feet, planes can take off or land at Dallas Love Field 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.