Nonstop flight route between Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Johannesburg, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°14'32"S by 28°9'3"E)
Distance from YQU to QRA:
9,841.54 miles (15,838.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grande Prairie Airport (YQU), Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada and Rand Airport (QRA), Johannesburg, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,842 miles (or 15,838 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 Grande Prairie 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 Grande Prairie 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: | YQU / CYQU |
| Airport Name: | Grande Prairie Airport |
| Location: | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°10'47"N by 118°53'4"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Grande Prairie Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2195 feet (669 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQU |
| More Information: | YQU 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 Grande Prairie Airport (YQU):
- The furthest airport from Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,233 miles (16,469 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) is Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YQU.
- Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) has 2 runways.
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 airport is also home to the Flying Lions Aerobatic Team.
- Rand Airport (QRA) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- de Havilland DH 104 Dove and Lockheed L18-08 Lodestar on view at the South African Airways Museum Society at Rand Airport.
- The control tower and main terminal building as seen from the airside.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.00 miles (102.99 km) NW | Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) | Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 64.72 miles (104.16 km) NNE | Fairview Airport (ZFW) | Fairview, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 79.14 miles (127.36 km) ENE | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 87.27 miles (140.45 km) S | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 91.44 miles (147.16 km) NE | Peace River Airport (YPE) | Peace River, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 102.78 miles (165.40 km) NW | Fort St. John Airport (YXJ) | Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 113.05 miles (181.93 km) WNW | Chetwynd Airport (YCQ) | Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 134.33 miles (216.18 km) WNW | Hudson's Hope Airport (YNH) | Hudson's Hope, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 136.44 miles (219.57 km) SSE | Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) | Hinton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 143.00 miles (230.13 km) ESE | Whitecourt Airport (YZU) | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 147.36 miles (237.15 km) SE | Edson Airport (YET) | Edson, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 154.51 miles (248.66 km) SSE | Jasper Airport (YJA) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 157.06 miles (252.76 km) SE | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 161.99 miles (260.69 km) E | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 176.42 miles (283.92 km) WSW | Prince George Airport (YXS) | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,233.43 miles (16,469.07 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,222.94 miles (16,452.19 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,219.19 miles (16,446.15 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,198.11 miles (16,412.23 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,182.83 miles (16,387.63 km) SE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,171.82 miles (16,369.91 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,167.81 miles (16,363.46 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,134.31 miles (16,309.55 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,113.76 miles (16,276.48 km) SE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,112.51 miles (16,274.47 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,082.99 miles (16,226.96 km) ESE | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,078.86 miles (16,220.31 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 13 | 10,074.04 miles (16,212.56 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,071.99 miles (16,209.25 km) SE | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 10,054.39 miles (16,180.93 km) SE | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.26 miles (14.90 km) NE | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 2 | 17.71 miles (28.50 km) N | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 3 | 23.65 miles (38.05 km) SE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 4 | 25.22 miles (40.58 km) NNW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 5 | 40.94 miles (65.89 km) N | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 87.43 miles (140.70 km) NW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 164.61 miles (264.91 km) W | Mafikeng Airport (MBD) | Mmabatho, South Africa | |
| 8 | 168.01 miles (270.39 km) WNW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 9 | 180.65 miles (290.72 km) S | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 181.68 miles (292.39 km) NW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11 | 184.75 miles (297.32 km) NNE | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 12 | 189.05 miles (304.24 km) SSE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 193.11 miles (310.78 km) ENE | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 14 | 196.36 miles (316.01 km) E | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 15 | 217.41 miles (349.89 km) SSE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,977.24 miles (19,275.45 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,967.32 miles (19,259.48 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,961.61 miles (19,250.29 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,961.15 miles (19,249.56 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,953.31 miles (19,236.94 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,951.72 miles (19,234.39 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,942.40 miles (19,219.39 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,942.08 miles (19,218.86 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,940.28 miles (19,215.97 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,930.76 miles (19,200.65 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,926.00 miles (19,192.98 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,923.92 miles (19,189.64 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,923.92 miles (19,189.64 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,922.58 miles (19,187.48 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,916.37 miles (19,177.49 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |