Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, South Africa and Bern, Switzerland:
Departure Airport:
(25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E)
Distance from GCJ to BRN:
5,199.09 miles (8,367.10 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa and Bern Airport (BRN), Bern, Switzerland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,199 miles (or 8,367 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 Grand Central Airport and Bern 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 Grand Central Airport and Bern Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCJ / FAGC |
| Airport Name: | Grand Central Airport |
| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°59'11"S by 28°8'24"E |
| Area Served: | Johannesburg |
| Operator/Owner: | Private |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5327 feet (1,624 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCJ |
| More Information: | GCJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BRN / LSZB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bern, Switzerland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°54'43"N by 7°29'57"E |
| Area Served: | Bern, Switzerland |
| Operator/Owner: | ALPAR Flug- und Flugplatz- gesellschaft AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1673 feet (510 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BRN |
| More Information: | BRN Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- Grand Central is a fully equipped airfield and is open 24 hours a day.
- Grand Central Airport (GCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Grand Central Airport (GCJ) is O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of GCJ.
- Because of Grand Central Airport's high elevation of 5,327 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GCJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GCJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Bern Airport (BRN):
- The furthest airport from Bern Airport (BRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bern Airport (meaning Bern Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,149 miles (19,552 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A base of the air rescue organization Rega is located at the Airport, using a Eurocopter EC 145.
- Bern Airport (BRN) has 2 runways.
- The Biderhangar, one of the airport's hangars built by Swiss aviation pioneer Oskar Bider, is listed as a heritage site of national significance in the November 2008 review draft of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
- In addition to being known as "Bern Airport", other names for BRN include "Regionalflugplatz Bern-Belp" and "LSZB / LSMB".
- The closest airport to Bern Airport (BRN) is Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of BRN.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.44 miles (20.02 km) SSE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 13.69 miles (22.03 km) WNW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 3 | 17.71 miles (28.50 km) S | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 4 | 23.58 miles (37.95 km) NNE | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 5 | 39.29 miles (63.23 km) SSE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 6 | 75.22 miles (121.06 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 160.70 miles (258.63 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 8 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 9 | 169.44 miles (272.69 km) NNE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 10 | 170.42 miles (274.27 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11 | 189.29 miles (304.64 km) ENE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 12 | 198.31 miles (319.15 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 199.81 miles (321.56 km) ESE | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 14 | 204.75 miles (329.52 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 214.07 miles (344.50 km) ENE | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,991.87 miles (19,299.00 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,981.36 miles (19,282.08 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,974.84 miles (19,271.59 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,974.65 miles (19,271.28 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,966.94 miles (19,258.87 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,966.28 miles (19,257.81 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,958.69 miles (19,245.60 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,957.65 miles (19,243.93 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,953.83 miles (19,237.78 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,946.38 miles (19,225.79 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,937.43 miles (19,211.39 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,935.72 miles (19,208.63 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,935.72 miles (19,208.63 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,933.70 miles (19,205.39 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,929.62 miles (19,198.82 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.78 miles (64.02 km) ENE | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| 2 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 3 | 46.85 miles (75.40 km) N | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 4 | 48.55 miles (78.14 km) S | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 48.88 miles (78.67 km) WSW | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) NW | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 7 | 62.35 miles (100.35 km) NE | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 69.77 miles (112.29 km) WNW | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 9 | 76.79 miles (123.58 km) SW | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 10 | 80.77 miles (129.99 km) SW | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 81.35 miles (130.91 km) S | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 83.04 miles (133.63 km) N | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 13 | 85.44 miles (137.50 km) SSW | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 14 | 91.93 miles (147.95 km) SE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) W | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,149.06 miles (19,551.98 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,719.19 miles (18,860.15 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,699.67 miles (18,828.75 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,695.66 miles (18,822.30 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,691.00 miles (18,814.80 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,689.81 miles (18,812.88 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,689.37 miles (18,812.17 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,688.22 miles (18,810.32 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,672.13 miles (18,784.43 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,667.34 miles (18,776.72 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,649.56 miles (18,748.11 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,648.76 miles (18,746.82 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,638.18 miles (18,729.79 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,631.39 miles (18,718.86 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,630.91 miles (18,718.08 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |