Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Austin, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Austin Airport (ASQ), Austin, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,545 miles (or 2,486 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 Chicago Midway International Airport and Austin Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):

• Continuing with the expansion project, a pedestrian bridge over Cicero Avenue was built in 2000, connecting the new terminal to the new concourses.
• The furthest airport from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,083 miles (17,836 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Chicago has considered privatizing the airport, but the deals fell through in 2009 and 2013.
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
• Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.
• Starting in early 2009, a construction project added a new walkway and food court to Concourse A.
• In July 1949 the airport was renamed after the Battle of Midway.
• Because of Chicago Midway International Airport's relatively low elevation of 620 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Midway 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.
• Because Midway is surrounded by buildings and other development, the landing thresholds of the runways are displaced to provide a proper obstacle clearance.
• The closest airport to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNW of MDW.

Facts about Austin Airport (ASQ):

• Austin Airport covers an area of 1,205 acres at an elevation of 5,735 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Austin Airport (ASQ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,109 miles (17,879 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Austin Airport (ASQ) is Gabbs Airport (GAB), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SW of ASQ.
• Austin Airport (ASQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Austin Airport", other names for ASQ include "KTMT" and "TMT".
• Because of Austin Airport's high elevation of 5,735 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ASQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ASQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.