Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Mörön Airport (MXV), Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,114 miles (or 9,839 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 Mörön 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 Mörön 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: | MXV / ZMMN |
| Airport Name: | Mörön Airport |
| Location: | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'47"N by 100°5'57"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 1302 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXV |
| More Information: | MXV Maps & Info |
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.
- 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 covers 675 acres at an elevation of 591 feet above mean sea level.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 4,353 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,633 in 2009 and 2,143 in 2010.
- For many years airplanes seen in the Chicago Air & Water Show have flown from here, including the {U.S.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport was once served by Pan Am, Southeast Airlines, SkyValue Airlines, Skybus Airlines and Hooters Air, with flights to cities such as Hartford, Connecticut.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mörön Airport (MXV):
- The closest airport to Mörön Airport (MXV) is Bulgan Airport (UGA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) ESE of MXV.
- Mörön Airport (MXV) has 2 runways.
- Mörön Airport handled 13,000 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Mörön Airport (MXV) is Lago Argentino Airport (ING), which is nearly antipodal to Mörön Airport (meaning Mörön Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lago Argentino Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
