Nonstop flight route between Kajaani, Finland and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kajaani Airport (KAJ), Kajaani, Finland and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,324 miles (or 6,958 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 Kajaani Airport and DuPage 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 Kajaani Airport and DuPage Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAJ / EFKI | 
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| Location: | Kajaani, Finland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°17'3"N by 27°41'15"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 483 feet (147 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KAJ | 
| More Information: | KAJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA | 
| Airport Name: | DuPage Airport | 
| Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DPA | 
| More Information: | DPA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kajaani Airport (KAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Kajaani Airport", another name for KAJ is "Kajaanin lentoasema".
 - The closest airport to Kajaani Airport (KAJ) is Oulu Airport (OUL), which is located 82 miles (132 kilometers) NW of KAJ.
 - Kajaani Airport handled 74,558 passengers last year.
 - Kajaani Airport (KAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kajaani Airport (KAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,739 miles (17,283 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Because of Kajaani Airport's relatively low elevation of 483 feet, planes can take off or land at Kajaani 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.
 
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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.
 - DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
 - The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
 - The airport grew from 900 acres in 1985 to 2,800 acres by 1992, with the goal of maintaining control of all the property surrounding the runway complex.
 - DuPage Airport is located on what used to be sheep-grazing land, but in 1927, two Chicago entrepreneurs purchased the land and began barnstorming, using the field as a grass strip.
 - The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - DuPage Airport also serves as the headquarters for Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
 
