Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Brindisi, Italy:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), Brindisi, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,090 miles (or 8,192 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 Chicago Midway International Airport and Brindisi – Salento 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 Chicago Midway International Airport and Brindisi – Salento Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):

• In November 2008, Porter Airlines, which flies between Midway and Toronto, Canada, was the only international route served from Chicago–Midway after ATA Airlines, which had flights to Mexico, ceased operations in April that year.
• Simultaneous to Midway's expansion, ATA Airlines began rapid expansion at Midway in the early 2000s, and was the airport's dominant carrier prior to 2004, using 14 of the 17 gates in Concourse A.
• In 1931 a new passenger terminal opened at 62nd St.
• 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.
• 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.
• In June 2004, Mayor Daley and airline officials celebrated the completion of the Terminal Development Program.
• 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.
• More construction was funded in part by $1 million from the Works Progress Administration.
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.

Facts about Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS):

• Brindisi – Salento Airport handled 2,101,045 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of BDS.
• Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) has 2 runways.
• Because of Brindisi – Salento Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Brindisi – Salento 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.
• In addition to being known as "Brindisi – Salento Airport", another name for BDS is "Brindisi – Aeroporto del Salento".
• The furthest airport from Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,670 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.