Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 561 miles (or 903 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 DeKalb–Peachtree Airport and Gary/Chicago International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK):

• The closest airport to DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of PDK.
• DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) has 4 runways.
• The furthest airport from DeKalb–Peachtree Airport (PDK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Dekalb–Peachtree Airport covers an area of 745 acres at an elevation of 1,003 feet above mean sea level.
• In 1997, DeKalb Peachtree Airport was one of the largest tax contributors of DeKalb County, behind The Southern Company and Bellsouth but receives no taxpayer dollars for operations.

Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY):

• Federal funds were secured in January 2006 to move railroad tracks away from the northwest corner to allow extension of the main runway to 9,000 feet, as well as add gates to the existing passenger terminal building.
• The closest airport to Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of GYY.
• A long-standing proposal to turn the Gary/Chicago International Airport into Chicago's third major airport received a boost in early 2006 with the approval of $48 million in federal funding over the next ten years.
• Chicago-based Boeing selected the airport to permanently base its Midwest corporate jet fleet.
• The South Shore Line commuter rail train serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport.
• Gary/Chicago International Airport was once served by Pan Am, Southeast Airlines, SkyValue Airlines, Skybus Airlines and Hooters Air, with flights to cities such as Hartford, Connecticut.
• Gary/Chicago is the official "third airport" for the Chicago metropolitan area, supplementing Chicago's major airports, O'Hare and Midway.
• High tension power lines along the west end of the airport are buried.
• Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Gary/Chicago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 591 feet, planes can take off or land at Gary/Chicago 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 furthest airport from Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.