Nonstop flight route between Fairmont, Minnesota, United States and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM), Fairmont, Minnesota, United States and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 335 miles (or 539 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 Fairmont Municipal Airport and DuPage Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRM / KFRM |
| Airport Name: | Fairmont Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Fairmont, Minnesota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'38"N by 94°24'56"W |
| Area Served: | Fairmont, Minnesota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fairmont |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1162 feet (354 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FRM |
| More Information: | FRM Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM):
- Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM) is Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) W of FRM.
- The furthest airport from Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,723 miles (17,257 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- 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.
- The airport has faced severe political criticism in the 1980s and 1990s.
- 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 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.
- A year after the Navy began operations, Howard Aircraft Corporation opened a factory east of the airport across the road.
- 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.
