Nonstop flight route between Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States and Resistencia International Airport (RES), Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,104 miles (or 8,215 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 Resistencia International 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 Resistencia International 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):

• 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.
• 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 was a hub for seasonal carrier SkyValue Airlines from December 2006 to April 2007.
• 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.
• 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 closest airport to Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of GYY.

Facts about Resistencia International Airport (RES):

• Resistencia International Airport (RES) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Resistencia International Airport", another name for RES is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Resistencia".
• The furthest airport from Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Resistencia International Airport (meaning Resistencia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
• Because of Resistencia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Resistencia 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 Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of RES.