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Pretoria to JohannesburgFAWK → FAOR

Waterkloof Air Force Base (FAWK / WKF) in Pretoria, South Africa to O.R. Tambo International Airport (FAOR / JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa is 19 nautical miles — 35 kilometres, or 22 statute miles — on the great circle, on an initial bearing of 176°. A business jet at Mach 0.85 and FL410 takes about 0h 30m block time in still air.

Published by Overfly · Airport data: OurAirports, · Last updated

NAUTICAL MILES
19
KILOMETRES
35
STATUTE MILES
22
INITIAL BEARING
176°
BLOCK TIME
0h 30m
M0.85 · FL410 · still air

Can the aeroplane make it?

Range here is usable range — book range at long-range cruise, less a reserve allowance. It is the figure that decides whether the leg closes, and it is the question most mappers do not answer.

G650ER7,300 nm usable · 0%clears
G5506,550 nm usable · 0%clears
Global 75007,500 nm usable · 0%clears
Falcon 8X6,250 nm usable · 0%clears
Falcon 7X5,750 nm usable · 0%clears
Challenger 3503,000 nm usable · 1%clears
A350-9008,250 nm usable · 0%clears
B777-300ER7,120 nm usable · 0%clears
A320neo3,150 nm usable · 1%clears
A3203,150 nm usable · 1%clears
B737 MAX 83,250 nm usable · 1%clears
B737-8002,850 nm usable · 1%clears
An-1242,950 nm usable · 1%clears
Concorde3,650 nm usable · 1%clears
King Air 2001,400 nm usable · 1%clears
ATR 721,300 nm usable · 1%clears
Dash 8 Q4001,100 nm usable · 2%clears

How far from an airport?

Nowhere on the great circle is more than 2 minutes from a suitable airport at the one-engine diversion speed Overfly uses (430 kt in still air), so a twin-engine aircraft flies it under the 60-minute rule, with no ETOPS approval needed.

A suitable airport here is one OurAirports classes as large with a runway of 8,000 ft or more. An operator’s real alternates also depend on weather, fire cover and approval, and its diversion speed on the type. More in equal-time points and ETOPS, explained.

The two fields

FAWK / WKF
Waterkloof Air Force Base
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa-25.8300, 28.22251506 m · 4,940 ft elevationlongest runway 01/19 · 3,353 m
FAOR / JNB
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa-26.1401, 28.24681694 m · 5,558 ft elevationlongest runway 03L/21R · 4,418 m

Questions people ask about this route

How far is it from Pretoria (FAWK) to Johannesburg (FAOR)?

19 nautical miles. That is 35 kilometres or 22 statute miles, measured as a great circle between Waterkloof Air Force Base and O.R. Tambo International Airport.

How long is the flight from Pretoria to Johannesburg?

About 0h 30m block time for a business jet cruising at Mach 0.85 at FL410 in still air, including 30 minutes of taxi, climb and descent. Wind moves that figure in either direction — eastbound across the North Atlantic or the Pacific it can be an hour or more. This page is deliberately still-air so the figure is stable and citable; to apply the month's average upper winds from NOAA, open the route in the mapper and switch on seasonal winds.

What is the initial bearing from Pretoria (FAWK) to Johannesburg (FAOR)?

176° true at the departure point. A great circle changes heading continuously, so this is the initial bearing, not a constant one.

Which aircraft can fly Pretoria to Johannesburg non-stop?

Of the types Overfly carries, G650ER, G550, Global 7500, Falcon 8X, Falcon 7X, Challenger 350, A350-900, B777-300ER, A320neo, A320, B737 MAX 8, B737-800, An-124, Concorde, King Air 200, ATR 72, Dash 8 Q400 clear it on usable range — that is book range less a reserve allowance.

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