Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Sudbury Airport (YSB), Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 476 miles (or 765 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 relatively short distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Sudbury Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):

• United and American both established nationwide hubs at the airport in the 1980s, which continue to operate today.
• O'Hare has four numbered passenger terminals with nine lettered concourses and a total of 182 aircraft gates.
• 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.
• 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 1949, the airport was renamed "O'Hare International Airport" to honor Edward O'Hare, the U.S.
• Ground was broken for the main terminal complex April 1, 1959.
• All fixed-wing scheduled airline service in Chicago moved from Midway to O'Hare by July 1962.
• A$80 million renovation of Concourse G in Terminal 3 designed by Teng & Associates, Inc.
• 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.

Facts about Sudbury Airport (YSB):

• In March 2010, Porter Airlines began flying to the Sudbury Airport from Toronto City Airport using Dash-8 Q400 aircraft.
• On February 25, 1953, the Sudbury Airport Committee was formed to lobby and arrange for commercial flights to Sudbury.
• Sudbury Airport or Greater Sudbury Airport, is an airport in the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario and is located 11 nautical miles northeast of the downtown area, on Municipal Road 86 between the communities of Garson and Skead.
• The furthest airport from Sudbury Airport (YSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Sudbury Airport (YSB) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Sudbury Airport (YSB) is North Bay Airport (YYB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of YSB.
• In March 2012, after WestJet confirmed its plans to launch a regional airline, Gregg Saretsky said in an interview with The Globe and Mail that Sudbury was one of the cities where the company was considering expanding its service.
• In June 2008, under recommendation from NAV CANADA following a year-long aeronautical study, the control tower was closed mainly due to lack of traffic.