Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 573 miles (or 922 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 Wilgrove Air Park, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (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.
• 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.
• The South Shore Line commuter rail train serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• On December 12, 2011 Allegiant Air announced they would begin service to Orlando Sanford International Airport two days a week beginning February 15, 2012.
• Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
• On May 24, 2013 Allegiant Air reported it was cancelling air service out of Gary in August.

Facts about Wilgrove Air Park (QWG):

• Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Wilgrove Air Park", another name for QWG is "8A6".
• The closest airport to Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) is Concord Regional Airport (USA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of QWG.
• Because of Wilgrove Air Park's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilgrove Air Park 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 Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.