Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa and Mould Bay Airport (YMD), Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,812 miles (or 14,182 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 Mould Bay 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 Mould Bay 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: | YMD / CYMD |
Airport Name: | Mould Bay Airport |
Location: | Mould Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 76°14'21"N by 119°19'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Environment Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMD |
More Information: | YMD 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.
- The following navigational aids are installed for non precision instrument approaches at this airport.
- 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.
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- 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 closest airport to Rand Airport (QRA) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of QRA.
- The airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.
Facts about Mould Bay Airport (YMD):
- The closest airport to Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (YSY), which is located 314 miles (505 kilometers) SSW of YMD.
- Mould Bay Airport (YMD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mould Bay Airport (YMD) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 9,917 miles (15,960 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.