Nonstop flight route between Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,703 miles (or 10,788 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Canberra 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 O. R. Tambo International Airport and Canberra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBR / YSCB |
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Location: | Canberra, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
Area Served: | Canberra |
Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- A transit terminal has been built between the domestic and international terminals.
- 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.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- 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.
- The new International Pier development will increase international arrivals and departures capacity in a double storey structure with nine additional airside contact stands, four of which are Airbus A380 compatible.
- On 10 January 2013 the airport's ICAO code was changed from FAJS to FAOR.
- 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.
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- Construction of the Southern Concourse was completed in late 2010 and came into service on 14 November.
- On 13 August 1940, in what became known as the Canberra air disaster, a RAAF Lockheed Hudson flying from Melbourne crashed into a small hill to the east of the airport.
- Canberra International Airport, now trading as Canberra Airport, is the airport serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, and the city of Queanbeyan, NSW.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- In 2008, Canberra International Airport launched an advertising campaign in support of the idea of having Canberra considered as Sydney's Second Airport.
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.