Nonstop flight route between Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,953 miles (or 6,362 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUZ / SPZO |
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Location: | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°32'8"S by 71°56'36"W |
Area Served: | Cusco |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10860 feet (3,310 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUZ |
More Information: | CUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDW / KMDW |
Airport Name: | Chicago Midway International Airport |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'9"N by 87°45'8"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDW |
More Information: | MDW Maps & Info |
Facts about Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ):
- In addition to being known as "Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport", another name for CUZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete".
- Because of Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport's high elevation of 10,860 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On August 9, 1970, LANSA Flight 502, a four-engine engine Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Cusco airport, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, plus two people on the ground, in the deadliest accident in Peru's aviation history to that date.
- The furthest airport from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), which is nearly antipodal to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (meaning Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buon Ma Thuot Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam.
- The closest airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Andahuaylas Airport (ANS), which is located 95 miles (154 kilometers) W of CUZ.
- Previously, the airport was served by American Airlines on a JFK-LIM-CUZ-LIM-JFK routing in the late 90s using Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
- It was named in honor of the Peruvian pilot Alejandro Velasco Astete who was the first pilot to cross the Andes in 1925.
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):
- In 2002 Midway welcomed the return of international service after a 40-year absence with the opening of the new Federal Inspection Service facility in Concourse A.
- Chicago has considered privatizing the airport, but the deals fell through in 2009 and 2013.
- Because Midway is surrounded by buildings and other development, the landing thresholds of the runways are displaced to provide a proper obstacle clearance.
- Chicago Midway ranked highest in customer satisfaction among medium-sized airports in J.
- In 1979 Midway Airlines began operations, the first to do so after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- The furthest airport from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,083 miles (17,836 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chicago Midway International Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Midway International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of MDW.
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
- Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.