Nonstop flight route between Aurora, Illinois, United States and Santa Ana, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), Aurora, Illinois, United States and John Wayne Airport (SNA), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,691 miles (or 2,722 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 relatively short distance between Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport and John Wayne Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUZ / KARR | 
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| Location: | Aurora, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'18"N by 88°28'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Chicago / Aurora | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 712 feet (217 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AUZ | 
| More Information: | AUZ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNA / KSNA | 
| Airport Name: | John Wayne Airport | 
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'32"N by 117°52'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Orange County, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | Orange County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SNA | 
| More Information: | SNA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ):
- The closest airport to Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is DuPage Airport (DPA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AUZ.
 - The furthest airport from Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In addition to being known as "Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport", another name for AUZ is "ARR".
 - Because of Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 712 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago/Aurora Municipal 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.
 - Current project planning calls for a parallel grass runway during fiscal years 2010-2012.
 - Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) has 3 runways.
 - Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport is a public airport opened in April 1966, located in the village of Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, 8 miles west of the city of Aurora, both in Kane County.
 
Facts about John Wayne Airport (SNA):
- All three terminals, A, B and C, are within the same Thomas F.
 - Because of John Wayne Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at John Wayne 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 John Wayne Airport (SNA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,490 miles (18,491 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - The airport has previously been served by Aloha Airlines, Virgin America and Air Canada.
 - John Wayne Airport is 14 miles from Orange County's main attraction – the Disneyland Resort.
 - The closest airport to John Wayne Airport (SNA) is MCAS El Toro (NZJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of SNA.
 - John Wayne International Airport is the sole commercial airport in Orange County.
 - John Wayne Airport (SNA) has 2 runways.
 - The original single runway was 4,800 feet long, oriented on a magnetic heading of 210 degrees and 30 degrees.
 
