Nonstop flight route between Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU), Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,432 miles (or 2,304 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and Chicago Executive Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FHU / KFHU | 
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| Location: | Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°35'17"N by 110°20'39"W | 
| Area Served: | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sierra Vista and United States Army  | 
                
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 4719 feet (1,438 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FHU | 
| More Information: | FHU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWK / KPWK | 
| Airport Name: | Chicago Executive Airport | 
| Location: | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°6'51"N by 87°54'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Chicago | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Prospect Heights and Village of Wheeling | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PWK | 
| More Information: | PWK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU):
- The closest airport to Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of FHU.
 - Sierra Vista Municipal Airport, a joint-use civil-military airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, a city and U.S.
 - Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) has 3 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Sierra Vista Municipal Airport", another name for FHU is "Libby Army Airfield".
 - Because of Sierra Vista Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,719 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- The furthest airport from Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,813 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of PWK.
 - The airport covers 411 acres at an elevation of 647 feet.
 - In 2007 Chicago Executive's management created a public viewing area east of the south end of Runway 16-34 along Palatine Frontage Road, with parking, a picnic table, bleacher seating and a PA speaker to allow visitors to monitor Air Traffic Control radio communications.
 - Because of Chicago Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Executive 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 Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
 
