Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Chulman, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), Chulman, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,343 miles (or 8,599 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 Chulman Neryungri 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 Chulman Neryungri 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The airport was constructed in 1942–43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54s during 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.
• Due to the construction of Terminal 1 for United, international flights were relocated to a temporary Terminal 4 from 1984 until 1993.
• Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
• 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.

Facts about Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER):

• The closest airport to Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) is Tynda Sigikta (TYD), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) S of NER.
• Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is nearly antipodal to Chulman Neryungri Airport (meaning Chulman Neryungri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Mount Pleasant), and is located 12,060 miles (19,409 kilometers) away in Falkland Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Chulman Neryungri Airport", another name for NER is "Аэропорт Нерюнгри(Чульман)".