Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Donetsk, Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(41°47'9"N by 87°45'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°4'30"N by 37°43'32"E)
Distance from MDW to DOK:
5,394.48 miles (8,681.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), Donetsk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,394 miles (or 8,682 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDW / KMDW |
| Airport Name: | Chicago Midway International Airport |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'9"N by 87°45'8"W |
| Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 620 feet (189 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MDW |
| More Information: | MDW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOK / UKCC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'30"N by 37°43'32"E |
| Area Served: | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Airport Type: | Public (all civilian activity suspended due to civ |
| Elevation: | 781 feet (238 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOK |
| More Information: | DOK Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):
- Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
- Starting in early 2009, a construction project added a new walkway and food court to Concourse A.
- Southwest, along with its subsidiary AirTran Airways, is the dominant carrier at Midway, controlling 34 of the airport's 43 gates.
- 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.
- More construction was funded in part by $1 million from the Works Progress Administration.
- Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.
- In 1979 Midway Airlines began operations, the first to do so after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK):
- Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Mariupol International Airport (MPW), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) S of DOK.
- Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport is an airport located 10 km northwest of Donetsk, Ukraine.
- In addition to being known as "Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport", another name for DOK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк"".
- The furthest airport from Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,782 miles (17,352 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On July 26, 2011, Borys Kolesnikov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Infrastructure, opened a new runway at the airport with a length of 4000 m and a width of 75 m.
- Because of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport's relatively low elevation of 781 feet, planes can take off or land at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev 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 airline Donbassaero had its head office located at the airport, but ceased operations in January 2013.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.43 miles (24.84 km) NNW | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | Chicago, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 21.09 miles (33.94 km) ESE | Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) | Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States | |
| 3 | 21.61 miles (34.78 km) SW | Lewis University Airport (LOT) | Chicago / Romeoville, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 23.93 miles (38.51 km) NNW | Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 26.85 miles (43.21 km) WNW | DuPage Airport (DPA) | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 28.65 miles (46.11 km) SW | Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) | Joliet, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 37.27 miles (59.98 km) W | Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) | Aurora, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 44.35 miles (71.37 km) N | Waukegan National Airport (UGN) | Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 44.82 miles (72.13 km) ESE | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 48.35 miles (77.82 km) E | Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC) | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 49.62 miles (79.86 km) S | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 54.57 miles (87.82 km) ESE | La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) | La Porte, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 54.57 miles (87.82 km) ESE | La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) | La Porte, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 56.64 miles (91.16 km) N | Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 15 | 65.03 miles (104.65 km) SSE | Jasper County Airport (RNZ) | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,082.52 miles (17,835.55 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,059.15 miles (17,797.94 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,042.23 miles (17,770.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,034.50 miles (17,758.26 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,989.79 miles (17,686.30 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,980.03 miles (17,670.60 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,976.78 miles (17,665.37 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,966.52 miles (17,648.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,947.40 miles (17,618.08 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,943.03 miles (17,611.06 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,892.21 miles (17,529.27 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,860.48 miles (17,478.20 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,850.05 miles (17,461.42 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,840.63 miles (17,446.26 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,800.95 miles (17,382.40 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.39 miles (113.29 km) S | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 79.46 miles (127.88 km) ENE | Luhansk International Airport (VSG) | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine | |
| 3 | 98.11 miles (157.89 km) SSW | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 112.39 miles (180.87 km) W | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 112.54 miles (181.11 km) ESE | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 6 | 122.41 miles (197.00 km) W | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 143.41 miles (230.79 km) NNW | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 184.66 miles (297.18 km) NNW | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 9 | 196.97 miles (316.99 km) SSW | Kerch Airport (KHC) | Kerch, Ukraine | |
| 10 | 207.41 miles (333.79 km) WNW | Kremenchuk (Velyka Kokhnivka) Airport (KHU) | Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |
| 11 | 208.65 miles (335.79 km) W | Kryvyi Rih (Lozovatka) International Airport (KWG) | Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog), Ukraine | |
| 12 | 213.08 miles (342.91 km) S | Anapa Airport (AAQ) | Anapa, Russia | |
| 13 | 220.99 miles (355.64 km) SSE | Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 14 | 225.25 miles (362.50 km) NW | Myrhorod Airport (MXR) | Mirgorod, Ukraine | |
| 15 | 242.38 miles (390.07 km) S | Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) | Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,782.36 miles (17,352.49 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,662.89 miles (17,160.22 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,595.33 miles (17,051.49 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,539.02 miles (16,960.87 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,437.94 miles (16,798.19 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,432.01 miles (16,788.65 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,363.45 miles (16,678.31 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,362.63 miles (16,676.99 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,358.06 miles (16,669.65 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,340.83 miles (16,641.91 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,340.79 miles (16,641.85 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,334.03 miles (16,630.97 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,331.39 miles (16,626.72 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 10,311.82 miles (16,595.22 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,307.14 miles (16,587.69 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |