Nonstop flight route between Luxor, Egypt and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxor International Airport (LXR), Luxor, Egypt and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,439 miles (or 10,362 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 Luxor International 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 Luxor International 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: | LXR / HELX |
Airport Name: | Luxor International Airport |
Location: | Luxor, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°40'14"N by 32°42'23"E |
Area Served: | Luxor, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airport Company |
Airport Type: | Public, Military |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXR |
More Information: | LXR 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 Luxor International Airport (LXR):
- Luxor International Airport (LXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2005 the airport was upgraded to accommodate up to 8 million passengers a year.
- The furthest airport from Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Luxor International Airport (meaning Luxor International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,096 miles (19,467 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Luxor International Airport (LXR) is Aswan International Airport (ASW), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of LXR.
- Because of Luxor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Luxor 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.
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- DuPage Airport also serves as the headquarters for Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
- 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.
- 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.
- However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
- 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 DuPage Airport Authority owns 2,800 acres and operates four separate business units.
- The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.