Nonstop flight route between Macon, Georgia, United States and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC), Macon, Georgia, United States and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 676 miles (or 1,088 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 Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAC / KMAC |
Airport Name: | Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport |
Location: | Macon, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°49'19"N by 83°33'42"W |
Area Served: | Macon, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Macon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 437 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAC |
More Information: | MAC 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 Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC):
- Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) SSW of MAC.
- Because of Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 437 feet, planes can take off or land at Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown 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.
- During the summer of 1942, the 1llth and the 154th Observation Squadrons spent two months at Macon AAF on maneuvers.
- The furthest airport from Macon Downtown Airport Herbert Smart Downtown Airport (MAC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,359 miles (18,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- 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.
- It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.
- Growth was slow at first.
- In the 1980s, after deregulation, TWA replaced Chicago with St.
- 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.
- 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.
- United also runs a post-security shuttle service between Concourse C and Concourses E & F in Terminal 2.
- During this era international flights used Terminal 1.
- The original Douglas Aircraft C-54 Skymaster transport manufacturing plant on the northeast side of the airport became a United States Air Force Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve facility after World War II.
- 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.