Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Los Angeles, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°36'59"N by 87°24'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W)
Distance from GYY to LAX:
1,762.81 miles (2,836.97 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,763 miles (or 2,837 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 Gary/Chicago International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | LAX / KLAX |
| Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
| Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
| More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY):
- On the afternoon of March 22, 2013, the FAA closed the airport's control tower, along with other airports in Illinois.
- 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.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
- A long-standing proposal to turn the Gary/Chicago International Airport into Chicago's third major airport received a boost in early 2006 with the approval of $48 million in federal funding over the next ten years.
- Gary/Chicago is the official "third airport" for the Chicago metropolitan area, supplementing Chicago's major airports, O'Hare and Midway.
- 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.
- Chicago-based Boeing selected the airport to permanently base its Midwest corporate jet fleet.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport covers 675 acres at an elevation of 591 feet above mean sea level.
- 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 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.
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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.
- In 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.
- At 12:51 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012, a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour landed at LAX on runway 25L.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- In 1996 a $29 million, 277-foot-tall air traffic control tower was built near the Theme Building.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
- Mines Field opened as the airport of Los Angeles in 1930 and the city purchased it to be a municipal airfield in 1937.
- American Airlines' 707-123s flew the first jet passengers out of LAX to New York in January 1959.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.09 miles (33.94 km) NW | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | Chicago, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 23.79 miles (38.29 km) ESE | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| 3 | 31.13 miles (50.09 km) ENE | Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC) | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 35.18 miles (56.62 km) E | La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) | La Porte, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 35.18 miles (56.62 km) E | La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) | La Porte, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 35.31 miles (56.82 km) W | Lewis University Airport (LOT) | Chicago / Romeoville, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 35.62 miles (57.32 km) NW | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 40.02 miles (64.40 km) W | Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) | Joliet, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 42.61 miles (68.58 km) NW | Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 43.86 miles (70.59 km) SSW | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 47.51 miles (76.46 km) WNW | DuPage Airport (DPA) | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 47.72 miles (76.80 km) SSE | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 55.87 miles (89.92 km) WNW | Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) | Aurora, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 56.91 miles (91.58 km) E | South Bend International Airport (SBN) | South Bend, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 59.27 miles (95.39 km) S | Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT) | Kentland, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,102.62 miles (17,867.88 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,079.27 miles (17,830.32 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,062.07 miles (17,802.63 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,054.66 miles (17,790.71 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,010.29 miles (17,719.30 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,999.39 miles (17,701.76 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,997.22 miles (17,698.27 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,986.99 miles (17,681.80 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,967.20 miles (17,649.95 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,963.86 miles (17,644.57 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,913.20 miles (17,563.05 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,881.54 miles (17,512.10 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,870.92 miles (17,495.01 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,861.60 miles (17,480.01 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,822.03 miles (17,416.32 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.39 miles (7.06 km) ESE | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 2 | 5.64 miles (9.08 km) NNW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 3 | 10.10 miles (16.26 km) ESE | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 4 | 10.38 miles (16.71 km) SSE | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 5 | 17.05 miles (27.43 km) ESE | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 6 | 17.05 miles (27.43 km) ESE | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 7 | 18.05 miles (29.05 km) N | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 8 | 19.05 miles (30.66 km) NNW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.89 miles (35.23 km) N | Whiteman Airport (WHP) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 10 | 23.57 miles (37.94 km) ENE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 11 | 25.04 miles (40.29 km) E | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 12 | 36.06 miles (58.03 km) ESE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 37.14 miles (59.77 km) S | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 14 | 37.32 miles (60.06 km) ENE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 15 | 42.64 miles (68.62 km) WNW | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,487.16 miles (18,486.75 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,473.01 miles (18,463.98 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,461.58 miles (18,445.58 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,450.72 miles (18,428.10 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,364.77 miles (18,289.78 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,242.53 miles (18,093.05 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,239.67 miles (18,088.45 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,202.21 miles (18,028.16 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,108.75 miles (17,877.75 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,076.72 miles (17,826.20 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,074.34 miles (17,822.39 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,062.96 miles (17,804.07 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,056.11 miles (17,793.04 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,045.11 miles (17,775.34 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,033.83 miles (17,757.18 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |