Nonstop flight route between Wolf Point, Montana, United States and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF), Wolf Point, Montana, United States and Grand Central Airport (GCJ), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,522 miles (or 15,324 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 L. M. Clayton Airport and Grand Central 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 L. M. Clayton Airport and Grand Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OLF / KOLF |
Airport Name: | L. M. Clayton Airport |
Location: | Wolf Point, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°5'39"N by 105°34'30"W |
Area Served: | Wolf Point, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wolf Point & Roosevelt County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1989 feet (606 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OLF |
More Information: | OLF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF):
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 321 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 900 in 2009, and 494 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,384 miles (16,711 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) is Glasgow International Airport (GGW), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) W of OLF.
- L. M. Clayton Airport (OLF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Grand Central Airport (GCJ):
- Grand Central is a fully equipped airfield and is open 24 hours a day.
- The airfield was started in the 1930s by a group of motor racing enthusiasts who were also interested in flying.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.