Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Ciudad Real, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(41°58'42"N by 87°54'16"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°51'23"N by 3°58'12"W)
Distance from ORD to CQM:
4,232.88 miles (6,812.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM), Ciudad Real, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,233 miles (or 6,812 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 Ciudad Real Central 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 Ciudad Real Central Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CQM / LERL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ciudad Real, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'23"N by 3°58'12"W |
| Area Served: | Ciudad Real and Puertollano |
| Operator/Owner: | CR Aeropuertos |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 2086 feet (636 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CQM |
| More Information: | CQM Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- 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.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- In 1945, the facility was chosen by the city of Chicago as the site for a facility to meet future aviation demands.
- Douglas Company's contract ended in 1945 and though plans were proposed to build commercial aircraft, the company ultimately chose to concentrate production on the west coast.
- Delta moved from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2 in 2009 in order to align its operations with merger partner Northwest Airlines.
- 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.
- United also runs a post-security shuttle service between Concourse C and Concourses E & F in Terminal 2.
- The airport was constructed in 1942–43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54s during World War II.
- 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.
- All fixed-wing scheduled airline service in Chicago moved from Midway to O'Hare by July 1962.
Facts about Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM):
- In 2012, Academy Award-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar shot portions of his film I'm So Excited!
- Ciudad Real Central Airport, previously known as Don Quijote Airport and South Madrid Airport, is an airport south of Ciudad Real in Spain.
- In April 2012, the airport was closed after just three years in operation, its management company having gone into receivership.
- Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO), which is nearly antipodal to Ciudad Real Central Airport (meaning Ciudad Real Central Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō), and is located 12,428 miles (20,001 kilometers) away in Taupo, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Real Central Airport", other names for CQM include "Aeropuerto Central Ciudad Real" and "CQM [1]".
- The Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling served the airport with flights to Barcelona El Prat Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport, but flights to the airport ceased on 29 October 2011.
- The closest airport to Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) is Córdoba Airport (ODB), which is located 84 miles (136 kilometers) SW of CQM.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.37 miles (15.08 km) N | Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 15.43 miles (24.84 km) SSE | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 18.34 miles (29.52 km) WSW | DuPage Airport (DPA) | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 27.49 miles (44.24 km) SSW | Lewis University Airport (LOT) | Chicago / Romeoville, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 30.71 miles (49.42 km) N | Waukegan National Airport (UGN) | Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 32.66 miles (52.55 km) WSW | Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) | Aurora, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 34.77 miles (55.95 km) SSW | Joliet Regional Airport (JOT) | Joliet, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 35.62 miles (57.32 km) SE | Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) | Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States | |
| 9 | 42.64 miles (68.63 km) N | Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW) | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 10 | 54.22 miles (87.26 km) N | John H. Batten Airport (RAC) | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 58.80 miles (94.62 km) SE | Porter County Regional Airport (VPZ) | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 58.93 miles (94.84 km) ESE | Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC) | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 62.76 miles (100.99 km) S | Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 62.95 miles (101.31 km) WNW | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) | Rockford, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 66.51 miles (107.04 km) ESE | La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO) | La Porte, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,071.27 miles (17,817.44 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,047.86 miles (17,779.76 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,031.37 miles (17,753.23 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,023.12 miles (17,739.96 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,977.81 miles (17,667.03 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,969.87 miles (17,654.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,964.92 miles (17,646.28 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,954.62 miles (17,629.71 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,936.61 miles (17,600.72 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,930.34 miles (17,590.63 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,878.99 miles (17,508.00 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,846.89 miles (17,456.33 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,837.23 miles (17,440.79 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,827.50 miles (17,425.13 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,786.85 miles (17,359.71 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 84.45 miles (135.91 km) SW | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 2 | 113.74 miles (183.05 km) N | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) | Madrid, Spain | |
| 3 | 115.71 miles (186.22 km) S | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 4 | 116.71 miles (187.82 km) NNE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | |
| 5 | 144.44 miles (232.45 km) SW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 6 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) W | Badajoz Airport (BJZ) | Badajoz, Spain | |
| 7 | 153.46 miles (246.98 km) S | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 8 | 164.17 miles (264.21 km) SSE | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 9 | 165.99 miles (267.14 km) NNW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 10 | 185.21 miles (298.06 km) SW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 11 | 186.78 miles (300.59 km) ESE | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 12 | 188.52 miles (303.40 km) E | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 13 | 191.89 miles (308.81 km) ENE | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 14 | 201.63 miles (324.49 km) SSW | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 15 | 202.31 miles (325.58 km) NNW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,428.22 miles (20,001.23 km) SSW | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,382.88 miles (19,928.27 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,374.99 miles (19,915.56 km) SW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,358.66 miles (19,889.28 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,357.70 miles (19,887.74 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,356.34 miles (19,885.55 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,354.56 miles (19,882.68 km) S | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,343.45 miles (19,864.80 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,336.77 miles (19,854.06 km) E | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,333.27 miles (19,848.43 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,330.99 miles (19,844.75 km) W | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,316.71 miles (19,821.77 km) SSE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,298.08 miles (19,791.79 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,292.36 miles (19,782.59 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,291.33 miles (19,780.93 km) SSE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |