Nonstop flight route between West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States and Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,420 miles (or 2,285 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 DuPage Airport and Canadian Rockies International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YXC / CYXC |
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| Location: | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cranbrook |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3084 feet (940 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXC |
| More Information: | YXC Maps & Info |
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- 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.
- DuPage Airport also serves as the headquarters for Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
- The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
- The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- 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.
- A year after the Navy began operations, Howard Aircraft Corporation opened a factory east of the airport across the road.
- 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC):
- The closest airport to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of YXC.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Rockies International Airport", another name for YXC is "Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport".
- On February 11, 1978 Flight 314, a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton, via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport.
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is owned by the City of Cranbrook and operated by YVRAS.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,502 miles (16,902 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport is an international airport located 5 nautical miles north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and 20 kilometres south-east of Kimberley in the Canadian Rockies.
