Nonstop flight route between Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pukatawagan Airport (XPK), Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,209 miles (or 14,821 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 Pukatawagan Airport and O. R. Tambo 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 Pukatawagan Airport and O. R. Tambo 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: | XPK / CZFG | 
| Airport Name: | Pukatawagan Airport | 
| Location: | Pukatawagan, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°44'57"N by 101°15'59"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 960 feet (293 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XPK | 
| More Information: | XPK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JNB / FAOR | 
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| Location: | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°8'21"S by 28°14'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Johannesburg, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa  | 
                
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5558 feet (1,694 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JNB | 
| More Information: | JNB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Pukatawagan Airport (XPK):
- Because of Pukatawagan Airport's relatively low elevation of 960 feet, planes can take off or land at Pukatawagan 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.
 - The closest airport to Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Laurie River Airport (LRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of XPK.
 - Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Pukatawagan Airport (XPK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,148 miles (16,331 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
 - The closest airport to O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Rand Airport (QRA), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of JNB.
 - O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
 - A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
 - The furthest airport from O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,979 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
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 - O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
 - Because of O. R. Tambo International Airport's high elevation of 5,558 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JNB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JNB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - It was formerly officially known as Johannesburg International Airport and before that as Jan Smuts International Airport after South Africa's internationally renowned statesman by that name.
 - On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
 
