Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Mae Sot Airport (MAQ), Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,376 miles (or 13,480 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 Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 has considered privatizing the airport, but the deals fell through in 2009 and 2013.
• The Chicago Transit Authority displaced the Carlton Midway Inn to open a new CTA terminal at the airport on October 31, 1993, for the new Chicago 'L' Orange Line that connected Midway to Chicago's Loop.
• The carrier transporting the most passengers from Chicago Midway Airport is Southwest Airlines.
• 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.
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
• In 1996, after failing to get his Lake Calumet Airport and having received harsh criticism for the idea of turning the airport into an industrial park, Chicago Mayor Richard M.
• Starting in early 2009, a construction project added a new walkway and food court to Concourse A.
• More construction was funded in part by $1 million from the Works Progress Administration.

Facts about Mae Sot Airport (MAQ):

• Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Mae Sot Airport (meaning Mae Sot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,033 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• In addition to being known as "Mae Sot Airport", another name for MAQ is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่สอด".
• Because of Mae Sot Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) is Tak Airport (TKT), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) ENE of MAQ.