Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States:
Departure Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°10'41"N by 78°53'54"W)
Distance from QRA to DUJ:
8,241.39 miles (13,263.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,241 miles (or 13,263 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 DuBois Regional 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 DuBois Regional 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: | DUJ / KDUJ |
| Airport Name: | DuBois Regional Airport |
| Location: | DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'41"N by 78°53'54"W |
| Area Served: | DuBois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1817 feet (554 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DUJ |
| More Information: | DUJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- The recently upgraded fire station.
- 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.
- South African Airways donated two Boeing 747s to the "South African Airways Museum Society" which are on display at the airport.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- 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 closest airport to Rand Airport (QRA) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of QRA.
Facts about DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ):
- The furthest airport from DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1988 Brockway Glass was taken over by Owens-Illinois and its assets were liquidated, including the Crown Airways commuter airline.
- The closest airport to DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NE of DUJ.
- Brockway Glass Corporation, headquartered in nearby Brockway, Pennsylvania, built a corporate hangar for their aircraft, and Fixed Base Operator Beechwoods Flying Service built general aviation "T hangars", fuel pumps and maintenance hangars.
| 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 | 26.16 miles (42.11 km) NE | St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) | St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 39.25 miles (63.17 km) SSW | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 45.19 miles (72.73 km) NNE | Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 46.95 miles (75.55 km) ESE | Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 5 | 51.80 miles (83.37 km) WNW | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 59.28 miles (95.40 km) ESE | University Park Airport (SCE) | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 59.71 miles (96.09 km) S | John Murtha Johnstown–Cambria County Airport (JST) | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 61.44 miles (98.88 km) WSW | Butler County Airport (BTP) | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 67.86 miles (109.22 km) SSW | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 67.86 miles (109.22 km) SSW | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 68.05 miles (109.51 km) SSE | Altoona–Blair County Airport (AOO) | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 69.87 miles (112.45 km) NNW | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) | Jamestown, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 74.86 miles (120.48 km) ESE | Mifflin County Airport (RED) | Reedsville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) WNW | Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 75.07 miles (120.82 km) SW | Forbes Field (FOE) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,522.74 miles (18,544.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.86 miles (18,505.57 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,488.15 miles (18,488.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,473.16 miles (18,464.21 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,433.23 miles (18,399.96 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,417.85 miles (18,375.20 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,407.22 miles (18,358.09 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,396.23 miles (18,340.40 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,394.51 miles (18,337.64 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,354.58 miles (18,273.38 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,288.54 miles (18,167.10 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,259.16 miles (18,119.82 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,243.68 miles (18,094.90 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,240.47 miles (18,089.74 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,191.69 miles (18,011.24 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |