Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Joliet, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 862 miles (or 1,387 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Joliet Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W | 
| Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming | 
| Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CYS | 
| More Information: | CYS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOT / KJOT | 
| Airport Name: | Joliet Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Joliet, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°31'4"N by 88°10'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Joliet, Illinois | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 582 feet (177 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JOT | 
| More Information: | JOT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- Because of its high altitude, aircraft manufacturers test their planes at Cheyenne.
- The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
- United Airlines stopped at Cheyenne until 1960.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Cheyenne ANGB occupies approximately 77 acres of leased land on the Cheyenne Regional Airport.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Joliet Regional Airport (JOT):
- Joliet Regional Airport covers an area of 178 acres at an elevation of 581 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Lewis University Airport (LOT), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of JOT.
- Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Joliet Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 582 feet, planes can take off or land at Joliet Regional 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 Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,066 miles (17,810 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




