Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and San Sebastián, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(41°58'42"N by 87°54'16"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°21'23"N by 1°47'26"W)
Distance from ORD to EAS:
4,164.68 miles (6,702.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and San Sebastián Airport (EAS), San Sebastián, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,165 miles (or 6,702 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 San Sebastián 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 San Sebastián 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: | EAS / LESO |
| Airport Name: | San Sebastián Airport |
| Location: | San Sebastián, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°21'23"N by 1°47'26"W |
| Area Served: | San Sebastián |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EAS |
| More Information: | EAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- The 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended the closure of O'Hare Air Reserve Station as proposed by the municipal government of the City of Chicago and the transfer of both the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing and its KC-135 aircraft, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 928th Airlift Wing and its C-130 aircraft to new facilities to be constructed at Scott AFB, Illinois.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 1953, while traveling to an airshow at Naval Air Station Glenview in Chicago, Illinois, Blue Angels pilot LT Harding MacKnight experienced an engine flameout in his F7U Cutlass, forcing him to make an emergency landing at NAS Glenview.
- Total annual passenger volume at O'Hare reached 30 million in 1968, 40 million in 1976, 60 million in 1990 and 70 million in 1997.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about San Sebastián Airport (EAS):
- The closest airport to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) is Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of EAS.
- The furthest airport from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to San Sebastián Airport (meaning San Sebastián Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,226 miles (19,676 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- Because of San Sebastián Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at San Sebastián 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.
- San Sebastián Airport (EAS) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 15.48 miles (24.92 km) ENE | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 2 | 41.16 miles (66.24 km) S | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 3 | 56.42 miles (90.80 km) W | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 4 | 57.35 miles (92.30 km) SW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 5 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) SSW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 6 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) E | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 7 | 90.76 miles (146.06 km) E | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 8 | 92.10 miles (148.22 km) NNE | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 9 | 102.01 miles (164.17 km) W | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 10 | 114.84 miles (184.82 km) NNE | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 11 | 115.27 miles (185.52 km) SW | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 12 | 115.39 miles (185.69 km) SE | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 13 | 122.86 miles (197.72 km) SSE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 131.57 miles (211.74 km) ENE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 15 | 153.10 miles (246.39 km) NE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.92 miles (19,675.67 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,213.49 miles (19,655.66 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,200.36 miles (19,634.52 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,194.90 miles (19,625.73 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,188.22 miles (19,614.99 km) SSE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,181.73 miles (19,604.54 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,168.08 miles (19,582.58 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,159.37 miles (19,568.56 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,151.81 miles (19,556.39 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,150.47 miles (19,554.24 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,145.07 miles (19,545.55 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,128.69 miles (19,519.19 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,113.96 miles (19,495.48 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,112.32 miles (19,492.83 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,112.25 miles (19,492.72 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |