Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Twin Hills, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Twin Hills Airport (TWA), Twin Hills, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,207 miles (or 5,161 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 Twin Hills 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 Twin Hills 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):

• Due to the construction of Terminal 1 for United, international flights were relocated to a temporary Terminal 4 from 1984 until 1993.
• In 1945, the facility was chosen by the city of Chicago as the site for a facility to meet future aviation demands.
• 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.
• 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.
• Growth was slow at first.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Twin Hills Airport (TWA):

• Because of Twin Hills Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Twin Hills 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.
• Twin Hills Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Twin Hills, in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Twin Hills Airport (TWA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,701 miles (17,222 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Twin Hills Airport (TWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 395 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 23% from the 510 enplanements in 2007.
• The closest airport to Twin Hills Airport (TWA) is Togiak Airport (TOG), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of TWA.
• In addition to being known as "Twin Hills Airport", another name for TWA is "A63".