Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Bodø, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Bodø Airport (BOO), Bodø, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,885 miles (or 6,252 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 O'Hare International Airport and Bodø 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 O'Hare International Airport and Bodø 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 O'Hare International Airport (ORD):

• 1,057 fatalities have occurred as a result of accidents en route to or from O'Hare.
• By the early 1950s, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago's primary airport since 1931, had become too crowded despite multiple expansions and could not handle the planned first generation of jets.
• Due to the construction of Terminal 1 for United, international flights were relocated to a temporary Terminal 4 from 1984 until 1993.
• 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.
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Bodø Airport (BOO):

• The first runway at Bodø Airport was built during World War II by British troops, after Germany had invaded Southern Norway.
• In addition to being known as "Bodø Airport", another name for BOO is "Bodø lufthavn".
• The closest airport to Bodø Airport (BOO) is Værøy Heliport (VRY), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of BOO.
• Bodø Airport handled 1,669,191 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Bodø Airport (BOO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Bodø Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Bodø 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 museum exhibits several military aircraft including a Lockheed U-2, Gloster Gladiator and Supermarine Spitfire.
• Bodø Airport (BOO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In early 1980s the current civilian terminal were discussed and planned.
• Postal flights to Bodø started in 1921, and before 1940 Bodø was served with sea planes from Widerøe.