Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Misrata, Libya:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from QRA to MRA:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- QRA Airport Information
- MRA Airport Information
- Facts about QRA
- Facts about MRA
- Map of Nearest Airports to QRA
- List of Nearest Airports to QRA
- Map of Furthest Airports from QRA
- List of Furthest Airports from QRA
- Map of Nearest Airports to MRA
- List of Nearest Airports to MRA
- Map of Furthest Airports from MRA
- List of Furthest Airports from MRA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Misrata International Airport (MRA), Misrata, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,137 miles (or 6,659 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 Misrata 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 Misrata 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: | MRA / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Misrata, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°19'32"N by 15°3'34"E |
Area Served: | Tripolitania |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRA |
More Information: | MRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- Rand Airport is a popular location for filmmaking for both the local and international film industries.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
- Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa.
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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 Misrata International Airport (MRA):
- In addition to being known as "Misrata International Airport", other names for MRA include "مطار مصراته الدولي" and "HLMS".
- The furthest airport from Misrata International Airport (MRA) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,606 miles (18,678 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
- The closest airport to Misrata International Airport (MRA) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) WNW of MRA.
- Because of Misrata International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Misrata International Airport 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.
- Misrata International Airport (MRA) currently has only 1 runway.