Nonstop flight route between Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Salem, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO), Salem, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 161 miles (or 259 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Salem–Leckrone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

• From 1957 to 2008 the passenger terminal was on the east side of the airfield off High School Road.
• In the same year United Airlines finished building Indianapolis Maintenance Center, at a cost of $USD 600 million.
• IndyGo's Route 8 also connects the airport with downtown Indianapolis.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• The airport's master plan calls for a fourth runway to be built southeast of I-70 sometime in the future.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.
• Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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 Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• ATA's demise gave Northwest Airlines an opportunity to expand operations, making Indianapolis a focus city.

Facts about Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO):

• Because of Salem–Leckrone Airport's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Salem–Leckrone 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.
• Salem–Leckrone Airport covers an area of 364 acres at an elevation of 573 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) is Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSE of SLO.
• The furthest airport from Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,062 miles (17,802 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) currently has only 1 runway.