Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Bauru State Airport (BAU), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,055 miles (or 8,135 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 Gary/Chicago International Airport and Bauru State 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 Gary/Chicago International Airport and Bauru State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYY / KGYY |
| Airport Name: | Gary/Chicago International Airport |
| Location: | Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 87°24'46"W |
| Area Served: | Gary, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Gary/Chicago Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 591 feet (180 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYY |
| More Information: | GYY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAU / SBBU |
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| Location: | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'36"S by 49°3'14"W |
| Area Served: | Bauru |
| Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2025 feet (617 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAU |
| More Information: | BAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY):
- Skybus Airlines served the airport until the airline folded on April 4, 2008.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport covers 675 acres at an elevation of 591 feet above mean sea level.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of GYY.
- Because of Gary/Chicago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 591 feet, planes can take off or land at Gary/Chicago International 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.
- Federal funds were secured in January 2006 to move railroad tracks away from the northwest corner to allow extension of the main runway to 9,000 feet, as well as add gates to the existing passenger terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gary/Chicago is the official "third airport" for the Chicago metropolitan area, supplementing Chicago's major airports, O'Hare and Midway.
Facts about Bauru State Airport (BAU):
- Bauru State Airport (BAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in 1939.
- The closest airport to Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) W of BAU.
- In addition to being known as "Bauru State Airport", another name for BAU is "Aeroporto Estadual de Bauru".
- The furthest airport from Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bauru State Airport (meaning Bauru State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,194 miles (19,624 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- Bauru State Airport handled 11,451 passengers last year.
