Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Bergen, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO), Bergen, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,867 miles (or 6,224 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 Bergen-Flesland International 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 Bergen-Flesland International 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):

• 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.
• By 1967 reconstruction began at the airport, adding three new concourses with 28 gates and three ticket counters, and in 1968 the city invested $10 million in renovation funds.
• 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.
• In September 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel terminated negotiations to privatize the airport, noting that the process was no longer competitive after one of the two finalists had backed out.
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
• 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.
• Chicago Midway International Airport, is in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the city's southwest side, eight miles from the Loop.
• Midway has 43 aircraft gates on three 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.

Facts about Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO):

• SAS bought Braathens in 2001, and from the following year, only SAS flew the Oslo route.
• Because of Bergen-Flesland International Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergen-Flesland 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 Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of BGO.
• In addition to being known as "Bergen-Flesland International Airport", another name for BGO is "Bergen lufthavn, Flesland".
• The furthest airport from Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,296 miles (18,179 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The largest airlines at Flesland are Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport (BGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The current terminal opened in 1988, was also designed by Halfdan Grieg and cost NOK 250 million.
• Construction started on 14 August 1952 with construction of a road from Blomsterdalen.
• Bergen-Flesland International Airport handled 6,213,960 passengers last year.
• Nineteen scheduled airlines operate to nineteen domestic and thirty-four international destinations.
• Engineering reports were made of both Herdla and Flesland in 1950 and 1951.