Nonstop flight route between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°2'21"N by 88°16'41"W)
Distance from CLJ to CMI:
5,124.75 miles (8,247.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), Cluj-Napoca, Romania and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,125 miles (or 8,247 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLJ / LRCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°47'5"N by 23°41'9"E |
| Area Served: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Operator/Owner: | Cluj County Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1036 feet (316 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLJ |
| More Information: | CLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMI / KCMI |
| Airport Name: | University of Illinois Willard Airport |
| Location: | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°2'21"N by 88°16'41"W |
| Area Served: | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 754 feet (230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CMI |
| More Information: | CMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ):
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 8 September 2011, the construction works for building a new runway of 2,100 m began.
- In 2007 and 2008, the Cluj airport had the most spectacular evolution in recent years, with a year-over-year growth of 60% and 93% respectively, reaching over 750,000 passengers in 2008.
- After the war, the airport's operations were resumed with TAROM internal flights connecting Cluj to other major Romanian cities.
- The airport is located 8 km east of the city centre on the European route E576.
- Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport handled 1,035,438 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport", other names for CLJ include "Cluj-Napoca International Airport" and "Aeroportul Internațional "Avram Iancu" Cluj".
- In 1933, Cluj Airport was declared an International Airport by the Romanian Government.
- The furthest airport from Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,439 miles (18,410 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) is Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ESE of CLJ.
Facts about University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI):
- American Eagle has one daily flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on 50-seat ERJs, and six daily ERJ flights to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
- Because of University of Illinois Willard Airport's relatively low elevation of 754 feet, planes can take off or land at University of Illinois Willard 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.
- On January 28, 1998 President Bill Clinton was in Champaign-Urbana for a speaking engagement at Assembly Hall and arrived at Willard Airport on Air Force One.
- The closest airport to University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WSW of CMI.
- The airport was dedicated on 26 October 1945.
- The furthest airport from University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,084 miles (17,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) has 4 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 40.85 miles (65.73 km) ESE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania |     |
| 2 | 61.22 miles (98.52 km) N | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania | |
| 3 | 71.62 miles (115.26 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 4 | 73.73 miles (118.65 km) NNW | Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) | Satu Mare, Romania | |
| 5 | 85.81 miles (138.10 km) WNW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 6 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) WNW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 7 | 116.66 miles (187.74 km) SW | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| 8 | 122.75 miles (197.55 km) WSW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 9 | 130.77 miles (210.45 km) WSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 10 | 139.83 miles (225.03 km) ENE | Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" Airport (SCV) | Suceava, Romania | |
| 11 | 147.76 miles (237.80 km) NE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 152.27 miles (245.05 km) NNE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 153.98 miles (247.80 km) E | Bacău "George Enescu" International Airport (BCM) | Bacău, Romania | |
| 14 | 164.42 miles (264.60 km) NW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 15 | 170.73 miles (274.76 km) S | Craiova International Airport (CRA) | Craiova, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,439.39 miles (18,409.87 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,024.64 miles (17,742.40 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,001.80 miles (17,705.64 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,991.88 miles (17,689.67 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,971.06 miles (17,656.17 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,963.17 miles (17,643.47 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,959.46 miles (17,637.49 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,948.44 miles (17,619.77 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,940.05 miles (17,606.25 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,936.25 miles (17,600.15 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,931.92 miles (17,593.18 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,928.05 miles (17,586.95 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,924.46 miles (17,581.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,911.65 miles (17,560.56 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,906.31 miles (17,551.95 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.19 miles (55.02 km) WSW | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| 2 | 37.72 miles (60.70 km) ENE | Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) | Danville, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 38.77 miles (62.39 km) S | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 45.24 miles (72.81 km) NW | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 65.63 miles (105.63 km) SE | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 66.86 miles (107.60 km) NE | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) NNE | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 75.30 miles (121.18 km) ENE | Purdue University Airport (LAF) | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 75.38 miles (121.31 km) W | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 77.67 miles (124.99 km) SE | Sullivan County Airport (SIV) | Sullivan, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 85.17 miles (137.07 km) NE | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 86.13 miles (138.61 km) WNW | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 91.98 miles (148.02 km) SSE | Ed-Air Airport (OTN) | Oaktown, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 95.13 miles (153.09 km) SSE | Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport (LWV) | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 100.87 miles (162.34 km) SSE | O'Neal Airport (OEA) | Vincennes, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,083.92 miles (17,837.80 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,061.18 miles (17,801.20 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,039.25 miles (17,765.90 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,037.54 miles (17,763.16 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,000.46 miles (17,703.48 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,986.07 miles (17,680.33 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,976.39 miles (17,664.74 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,969.73 miles (17,654.02 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,963.47 miles (17,643.94 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,944.07 miles (17,612.72 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,920.51 miles (17,574.81 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,894.80 miles (17,533.44 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,872.65 miles (17,497.79 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,867.84 miles (17,490.04 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,844.34 miles (17,452.22 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |