Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Vitória da Conquista, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°51'48"S by 40°51'47"W)
Distance from QRA to VDC:
4,485.46 miles (7,218.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,485 miles (or 7,219 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo 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 Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo 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: | VDC / SBQV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°51'48"S by 40°51'47"W |
| Area Served: | Vitória da Conquista |
| Operator/Owner: | Socicam |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2998 feet (914 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDC |
| More Information: | VDC Maps & Info |
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this 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.
- 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.
- 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 airport was officially opened on 21 December 1931 owned jointly by the Germiston City Council, the Rand Gold Refinery and Elandsfontein Estates.
Facts about Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC):
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Vitória da Conquista.
- The furthest airport from Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (meaning Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,099 miles (19,472 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The airport has been operated by Socicam since 2008.
- In addition to being known as "Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport", another name for VDC is "Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo".
- Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) is Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), which is located 122 miles (197 kilometers) E of VDC.
| 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 | 122.25 miles (196.74 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 134.18 miles (215.94 km) WNW | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 161.06 miles (259.20 km) SE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 166.75 miles (268.36 km) N | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 203.31 miles (327.19 km) WNW | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 217.44 miles (349.94 km) NE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 234.32 miles (377.09 km) WSW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 238.72 miles (384.18 km) W | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 288.39 miles (464.12 km) SSW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 302.60 miles (486.99 km) NNW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 11 | 335.89 miles (540.56 km) SSW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 338.55 miles (544.84 km) NW | Barreiras Airport (BRA) | Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 370.01 miles (595.48 km) NE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 14 | 374.65 miles (602.94 km) S | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 380.17 miles (611.82 km) N | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,099.29 miles (19,471.87 km) N | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 2 | 12,059.36 miles (19,407.61 km) N | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 3 | 12,045.84 miles (19,385.85 km) WNW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 4 | 12,039.20 miles (19,375.16 km) WNW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 5 | 12,025.67 miles (19,353.38 km) W | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 12,003.94 miles (19,318.42 km) W | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 7 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) W | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 8 | 11,832.59 miles (19,042.65 km) NNE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 9 | 11,736.78 miles (18,888.47 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,523.12 miles (18,544.62 km) NNE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,519.84 miles (18,539.34 km) NNE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,486.38 miles (18,485.49 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 13 | 11,473.86 miles (18,465.35 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,455.27 miles (18,435.42 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,454.74 miles (18,434.57 km) ENE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |