Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Ylivieska, Finland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Ylivieska Airfield (YLI), Ylivieska, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,261 miles (or 6,858 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 Ylivieska Airfield, 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 Ylivieska Airfield. 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.
• 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.
• Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.
• In 2002 Midway welcomed the return of international service after a 40-year absence with the opening of the new Federal Inspection Service facility in Concourse A.
• Southwest, along with its subsidiary AirTran Airways, is the dominant carrier at Midway, controlling 34 of the airport's 43 gates.
• 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.
• 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 July 1949 the airport was renamed after the Battle of Midway.
• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.

Facts about Ylivieska Airfield (YLI):

• Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ylivieska Airfield", another name for YLI is "Ylivieskan lentokenttä".
• The furthest airport from Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,811 miles (17,399 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Ylivieska Airfield's relatively low elevation of 252 feet, planes can take off or land at Ylivieska Airfield 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 Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) WSW of YLI.