Nonstop flight route between West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Namsos, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Namsos Airport (OSY), Namsos, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,923 miles (or 6,314 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 DuPage Airport and Namsos 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 DuPage Airport and Namsos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSY / ENNM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Namsos, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°28'0"N by 11°35'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSY |
| More Information: | OSY Maps & Info |
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- In 1946, with the war over, the Navy sold the airport to DuPage County for $1.
- 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 closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Namsos Airport (OSY):
- Namsos Airport (OSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Namsos Airport handled 25,684 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Namsos Airport (OSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,975 miles (17,663 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Namsos Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Namsos 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 closest airport to Namsos Airport (OSY) is Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NNW of OSY.
- In addition to being known as "Namsos Airport", another name for OSY is "Namsos lufthavn".
