Nonstop flight route between Wanigela, Papua New Guinea and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wanigela Airport (AGL), Wanigela, Papua New Guinea and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,309 miles (or 13,373 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 Wanigela 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 Wanigela Airport and DuPage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGL / AYWG | 
| Airport Name: | Wanigela Airport | 
| Location: | Wanigela, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'15"S by 149°9'20"E | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AGL | 
| More Information: | AGL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA | 
| Airport Name: | DuPage Airport | 
| Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DPA | 
| More Information: | DPA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Wanigela Airport (AGL):
- The closest airport to Wanigela Airport (AGL) is Agaun Airport (AUP), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSE of AGL.
 - The furthest airport from Wanigela Airport (AGL) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,861 miles (19,088 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
 
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- 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 DuPage Airport Authority owns 2,800 acres and operates four separate business units.
 - A year after the Navy began operations, Howard Aircraft Corporation opened a factory east of the airport across the road.
 - The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
 - DuPage Airport is a general aviation airport located 29 miles west of downtown Chicago in West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois.
 - 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 (DPA) has 4 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
 
