Nonstop flight route between Butler, Pennsylvania, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Butler County Airport (BTP), Butler, Pennsylvania, United States and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,290 miles (or 13,342 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 Butler County Airport and Rand 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 Butler County Airport and Rand Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTP / KBTP |
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Location: | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'36"N by 79°56'58"W |
Area Served: | Butler, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Butler County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTP |
More Information: | BTP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Butler County Airport (BTP):
- The furthest airport from Butler County Airport (BTP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Butler County Airport", another name for BTP is "K. W. Scholter Field".
- The closest airport to Butler County Airport (BTP) is Beaver County Airport (BFP), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) W of BTP.
- Butler County Airport (BTP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- In October 2000, the airport was privatized.
- Rand Airport is notorious for its hot and high conditions and relatively short runways.
- 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.
- Rand Airport is a popular location for filmmaking for both the local and international film industries.
- South African Airways donated two Boeing 747s to the "South African Airways Museum Society" which are on display at the airport.
- 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.
- Boeing 747SP at the South African Airways Museum Society situated near the threshold of Runway 29.
- The foyer in the terminal building.