Nonstop flight route between Malindi, Kenya and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Malindi Airport (MYD), Malindi, Kenya and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,266 miles (or 13,303 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 Malindi Airport and Chicago O'Hare 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 Malindi Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MYD / HKML |
Airport Name: | Malindi Airport |
Location: | Malindi, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°12'53"S by 40°6'0"E |
Area Served: | Malindi |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 76 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYD |
More Information: | MYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORD / KORD |
Airport Name: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°58'42"N by 87°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 8 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORD |
More Information: | ORD Maps & Info |
Facts about Malindi Airport (MYD):
- An initiative by the Kenyan government earmarked funds for the updating and expansion of Malindi Airport.
- The closest airport to Malindi Airport (MYD) is Bamburi Airport (BMQ), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) SSW of MYD.
- The airport is a medium-sized airport that serves the town of Malindi.
- Because of Malindi Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Malindi 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 Malindi Airport (MYD) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,538 miles (18,568 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Malindi Airport (MYD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- The furthest airport from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,071 miles (17,817 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- All international arrivals at O'Hare arrive at Terminal 5, as the other terminals do not have Customs facilities.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- Because of Chicago O'Hare International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago O'Hare 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.
- During this era international flights used Terminal 1.
- It is operated by the City of Chicago Department of Aviation.
- Delta moved from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 in 2009 in order to align its operations with merger partner Northwest Airlines.
- The closest airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of ORD.
- The original Douglas Aircraft C-54 Skymaster transport manufacturing plant on the northeast side of the airport became a United States Air Force Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve facility after World War II.
- Commercial passenger flights started in 1955 and by the following year O'Hare was served by American, BOAC, Braniff, Capital, Delta, Eastern, North Central, Pan Am, TWA and United, along with freight airlines Riddle and Slick.
- Ground was broken for the main terminal complex April 1, 1959.
- The airport was constructed in 1942–43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54s during World War II.