Nonstop flight route between La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Uni贸n Airport (LUI), La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,382 miles (or 8,662 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 La Uni贸n Airport and Chicago Executive 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 La Uni贸n Airport and Chicago Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUI / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34掳21'6"S by 71掳39'49"W |
| Area Served: | Marchig眉e |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUI |
| More Information: | LUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWK / KPWK |
| Airport Name: | Chicago Executive Airport |
| Location: | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42掳6'51"N by 87掳54'6"W |
| Area Served: | Chicago |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Prospect Heights and Village of Wheeling |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PWK |
| More Information: | PWK Maps & Info |
Facts about La Uni贸n Airport (LUI):
- The furthest airport from La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is nearly antipodal to La Uni贸n Airport (meaning La Uni贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- Because of La Uni贸n Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at La Uni贸n 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 La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben铆tez International Airport (SCL), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of LUI.
- La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "La Uni贸n Airport", other names for LUI include "La Uni贸n Airport (Marchig眉e)", "Aeropuerto La Uni贸n" and "SCLU".
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- Charlie Priester kept an FBO at the airport along with a charter company called Priester Aviation.
- The airport covers 411 acres at an elevation of 647 feet.
- The furthest airport from Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,813 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chicago Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Executive 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 Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
- The airport opened in 1925 as Gauthier's Flying Field.
- The closest airport to Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of PWK.
