Nonstop flight route between Saarbrücken, Germany and Johannesburg, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), Saarbrücken, Germany and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,373 miles (or 8,646 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 Saarbrücken 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 Saarbrücken 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: | SCN / EDDR |
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Location: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'51"N by 7°6'33"E |
Area Served: | Saarbrücken, Germany |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1058 feet (322 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCN |
More Information: | SCN 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 Saarbrücken Airport (SCN):
- Saarbrücken Airport consists of one passenger terminal building which features check-in-facilities as well as some shops and restaurants.
- Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of SCN.
- In June 2011, 46,189 passengers used Saarbrücken Airport and it handled 452,314 passengers in the same entire year.
- The furthest airport from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saarbrücken Airport (meaning Saarbrücken Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,027 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Saarbrücken Airport", another name for SCN is "Flughafen Saarbrücken".
- Saarbrücken Airport, or Flughafen Saarbrücken or Ensheim Airport in German, is a minor international airport in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland.
- Regional bus R10 provides scheduled connections to Saarbrücken city center including Saarbrücken main station.
- In 2006/2007, Saarbrücken Airport suffered difficulties caused by the opening of a former military airport, Zweibrücken Airport, just 40 km away.
Facts about Rand Airport (QRA):
- 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.
- 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.
- The foyer in the terminal building.
- Rand Airport is a popular location for filmmaking for both the local and international film industries.
- SAA moved its headquarters to Palmietfontein Airport in 1948 because of runway length constraints.
- 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.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- The airport was officially opened on 21 December 1931 owned jointly by the Germiston City Council, the Rand Gold Refinery and Elandsfontein Estates.
- The airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.