Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and In Guezzam, Algeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and In Guezzam Airport (INF), In Guezzam, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,488 miles (or 8,832 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 In Guezzam 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 In Guezzam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (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.
• 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.
• Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
• The airport is also home to an Army Aviation Support Facility supporting UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operations of the Illinois Army National Guard as well as an additional collocated Army National Guard Armory supporting additional Illinois ARNG units and personnel.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gary/Chicago International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Gary, in Lake County, Indiana, three miles northwest of the city center and 25 miles southeast of the Chicago Loop.
• For many years airplanes seen in the Chicago Air & Water Show have flown from here, including the {U.S.

Facts about In Guezzam Airport (INF):

• The furthest airport from In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is nearly antipodal to In Guezzam Airport (meaning In Guezzam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lifuka Island Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga.
• In addition to being known as "In Guezzam Airport", another name for INF is "In Guezzam Airport (In Guezzam)".
• In Guezzam Airport (INF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) ESE of INF.