Nonstop flight route between Iași, Romania and Chicago, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Iași International Airport (IAS), Iași, Romania and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,124 miles (or 8,247 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 Iași International Airport and Chicago O'Hare 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 Iași International Airport and Chicago O'Hare 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 Iași International Airport (IAS):

• In addition to being known as "Iași International Airport", another name for IAS is "Aeroportul Internațional Iași".
• Iași International Airport handled 231,933 passengers last year.
• Iași International Airport (IAS) has 2 runways.
• In June 2012, a new passenger terminal, with a processing capacity of 130 passengers per hour, was added.
• The closest airport to Iași International Airport (IAS) is Bălți-Leadoveni International Airport (BZY), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) N of IAS.
• In 2013, the airport served 231,933 passengers, a 33.9% increase compared to the previous year, partly due to the start of three new external routes.
• Because of Iași International Airport's relatively low elevation of 397 feet, planes can take off or land at Iași 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 furthest airport from Iași International Airport (IAS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,253 miles (18,109 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Various taxis have access to and from the airport.
• In 2001, the passenger terminal was upgraded in order to use separate flows for domestic and international flights and, in 2005, an instrument landing system CAT II was implemented.

Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):

• In 1945, the facility was chosen by the city of Chicago as the site for a facility to meet future aviation demands.
• The closest airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of ORD.
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
• Because of Chicago O'Hare International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago O'Hare 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 furthest airport from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,071 miles (17,817 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In the 1980s, after deregulation, TWA replaced Chicago with St.
• American Airlines, United Airlines and Trans World Airlines had many routes to the West Coast, Northeast and Midwest.
• The 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended the closure of O'Hare Air Reserve Station as proposed by the municipal government of the City of Chicago and the transfer of both the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing and its KC-135 aircraft, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 928th Airlift Wing and its C-130 aircraft to new facilities to be constructed at Scott AFB, Illinois.