Nonstop flight route between Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico and Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:
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A direct, nonstop flight between General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL), Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,362 miles (or 15,067 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 General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport and O. R. Tambo International 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 General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZCL / MMZC |
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Location: | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°53'49"N by 102°41'12"W |
Area Served: | Zacatecas |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7141 feet (2,177 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZCL |
More Information: | ZCL Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL):
- General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport handled 259,677 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) is Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU), which is located 86 miles (138 kilometers) SSE of ZCL.
- The furthest airport from General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,513 miles (18,529 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport's high elevation of 7,141 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZCL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZCL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport", another name for ZCL is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Leobardo C. Ruiz".
- General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) has 2 runways.
Facts about O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB):
- 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.
- 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.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) has 2 runways.
- Airports Company South Africa reported that major new developments took place at the airport, in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- 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.
- The airport overtook Cairo International Airport in 1996 as the busiest airport in Africa and is the third-busiest airport in the Africa–Middle East region after Dubai International Airport and Doha International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "O. R. Tambo International Airport", another name for JNB is "Johannesburg International Airport".
- 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 airport is easily accessible by car and it is located in North-East Johannesburg on the R24 Airport Freeway, which can be accessed by the R24 and the R21 highway.
- O. R. Tambo International Airport handled 18,794,897 passengers last year.
- The two terminals A and B have been restructured.