Nonstop flight route between Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kashechewan Airport (ZKE), Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,456 miles (or 13,609 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 Kashechewan 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 Kashechewan 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: | ZKE / CZKE |
Airport Name: | Kashechewan Airport |
Location: | Kashechewan, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'56"N by 81°40'40"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZKE |
More Information: | ZKE 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 Kashechewan Airport (ZKE):
- The furthest airport from Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kashechewan Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Kashechewan 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 Kashechewan Airport (ZKE) is Fort Albany Airport (YFA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of ZKE.
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- A second terminal between the two runways has also been mooted, which is proposed for completion by 2012.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- During busy periods, outbound flights use the western runway for take-off, while inbound flights use the eastern runway for landing.
- South African Airways is headquartered in Airways Park on the grounds of O.
- 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.
- It was used as a test airport for the Concorde during the 1970s, to determine how the aircraft would perform while taking off and landing at high altitude.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.