Nonstop flight route between Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil and Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW), Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,401 miles (or 7,083 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport and Chicago Executive 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 Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport and Chicago Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMW / SBPJ |
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Location: | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°17'23"S by 48°21'28"W |
Area Served: | Palmas |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMW |
More Information: | PMW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWK / KPWK |
Airport Name: | Chicago Executive Airport |
Location: | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°6'51"N by 87°54'6"W |
Area Served: | Chicago |
Operator/Owner: | City of Prospect Heights and Village of Wheeling |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWK |
More Information: | PWK Maps & Info |
Facts about Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW):
- The furthest airport from Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (meaning Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,560 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) is Gurupi Airport (GRP), which is located 113 miles (182 kilometers) SSW of PMW.
- In addition to being known as "Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport", another name for PMW is "Aeroporto de Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues".
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport handled 579,395 passengers last year.
- Because of Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues 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.
- Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport is the airport serving Palmas, Brazil.
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
- Because of Chicago Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Executive 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 airport logs over 167,000 take-offs and landings each year and is the third busiest airport in Illinois.
- The furthest airport from Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,813 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of PWK.
- The airport opened in 1925 as Gauthier's Flying Field.
- Tenants of the airport include two national fixed base operators, Atlantic Aviation and Signature Flight Support, who provide fueling and handling for transient aircraft and a significant portion of the locally based aircraft.