Nonstop flight route between Jwaneng, Botswana and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,468 miles (or 13,628 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 Jwaneng 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 Jwaneng Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JWA / FBJW |
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Location: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Debswana |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3900 feet (1,189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JWA |
More Information: | JWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORD / KORD |
Airport Name: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°58'42"N by 87°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 8 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORD |
More Information: | ORD Maps & Info |
Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):
- In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
- The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- Douglas Company's contract ended in 1945 and though plans were proposed to build commercial aircraft, the company ultimately chose to concentrate production on the west coast.
- Terminal 1 houses all United Airlines domestic flights as well as international departures, and also departures for a select number of Star Alliance partners, including Lufthansa and All Nippon Airways.
- Commercial passenger flights started in 1955 and by the following year O'Hare was served by American, BOAC, Braniff, Capital, Delta, Eastern, North Central, Pan Am, TWA and United, along with freight airlines Riddle and Slick.
- 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.
- The airport was constructed in 1942–43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54s during World War II.
- A$80 million renovation of Concourse G in Terminal 3 designed by Teng & Associates, Inc.
- 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.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- Total annual passenger volume at O'Hare reached 30 million in 1968, 40 million in 1976, 60 million in 1990 and 70 million in 1997.
- 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.