Nonstop flight route between Alta Floresta, Brazil and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), Alta Floresta, Brazil and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,116 miles (or 6,625 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport and DuPage 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 Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport and DuPage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL):

• Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) ESE of AFL.
• Because of Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport's relatively low elevation of 947 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias 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 furthest airport from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (meaning Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tagbilaran Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport", another name for AFL is "Aeroporto Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias".

Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):

• The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
• The airport grew from 900 acres in 1985 to 2,800 acres by 1992, with the goal of maintaining control of all the property surrounding the runway complex.
• However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
• DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
• Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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.
• DuPage Airport sits on 1,200 acres and is the only general aviation airport in Illinois with four active runways, two ILS approaches, a 24-hour FAA air control tower, and over 40 aviation and non-aviation support businesses.
• The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In June 2010, the board of the DuPage National Technology Park, an 800-acre technology park that secured a $34 million state grant called for the dissolution of their organization.