Nonstop flight route between Weno, Federated States of Micronesia and Lanseria, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chuuk International Airport (TKK), Weno, Federated States of Micronesia and Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,544 miles (or 13,751 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 Chuuk International Airport and Lanseria 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 Chuuk International Airport and Lanseria International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chuuk International Airport (TKK):

• The furthest airport from Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is nearly antipodal to Chuuk International Airport (meaning Chuuk International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Governador Carlos Wilson Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Chuuk International Airport (TKK) is Pohnpei International Airport (PNI), which is located 438 miles (704 kilometers) E of TKK.
• Because of Chuuk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Chuuk 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.
• Chuuk International Airport (TKK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):

• In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
• On 11 November 2013 the airport opened its new 45-meter-wide 07/25 Runway and also closing the existing 30-meter-wide 06/24 runway.
• Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Lanseria Airport started out as a grass strip airfield in 1972, the brainchild of two Pretoria pilots – Fanie Haacke and Abe Sher.
• The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
• Various maintenance and avionics companies are situated on the airport including Interjet Maintenance, Exucujet, Lanseria Jet centre and NAC with various other smaller outfits.