Nonstop flight route between Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States and Chicago, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM), Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 611 miles (or 983 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 relatively short distance between Okmulgee Regional Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM):

• Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Central DC-3s landed for a year or two around 1951-52.
• In the year ending March 17, 2009 the airport had 12,410 general aviation operations, average 34 per day.
• The closest airport to Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of OKM.
• Because of Okmulgee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 720 feet, planes can take off or land at Okmulgee Regional 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 Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW):

• Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) has 5 runways.
• 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.
• Today, Southwest Airlines is the largest airline serving Midway with 253 daily flights.
• Lakeshore Express flights are currently suspended as operator Pentastar Aviation elected to cease operating the flights.
• More construction was funded in part by $1 million from the Works Progress Administration.
• 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 Airport is the second-largest passenger airport in the state of Illinois after Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• Dominated by low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines, Midway is the Dallas-based carrier's largest focus city, as of 2013.