Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Scribner, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), Scribner, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,158 miles (or 14,738 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield, 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 Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):

• The airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.
• 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.
• 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.
• de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
• 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.
• The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.

Facts about Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB):

• The field's primary mission was to provide aircrew training for B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bomber air crews.
• The closest airport to Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of SCB.
• The first official news that Scribner Army Airfield would be constructed came on 1 October 1942, with eviction notices given to area farmers shortly thereafter.
• The furthest airport from Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,117 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Schribner also became a camouflage school.
• Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) has 2 runways.