Nonstop flight route between Aurora, Illinois, United States and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), Aurora, Illinois, United States and Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,001 miles (or 3,220 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 Qikiqtarjuaq Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUZ / KARR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | YVM / CYVM | 
| Airport Name: | Qikiqtarjuaq Airport | 
| Location: | Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°32'48"N by 64°1'54"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YVM | 
| More Information: | YVM 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.
- On June 13, 2011, the aircraft Liberty Belle, a B-17 Flying Fortress crashed in Oswego, Illinois after taking off from Aurora.
- In addition to being known as "Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport", another name for AUZ is "ARR".
- 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.
- Current project planning calls for a parallel grass runway during fiscal years 2010-2012.
- 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.
- Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) has 3 runways.
Facts about Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM):
- The closest airport to Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) is Pangnirtung Airport (YXP), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) SSW of YVM.
- Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Qikiqtarjuaq is the destination in, and title of, an episode of Cabin Pressure, a BBC radio sit-com set in a one-aircraft airline.
- The furthest airport from Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,372 miles (16,692 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Qikiqtarjuaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Qikiqtarjuaq 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.




