Nonstop flight route between Pristina, Kosovo and Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), Pristina, Kosovo and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,110 miles (or 8,223 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 Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" and Chicago Executive Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRN / BKPR |
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Location: | Pristina, Kosovo |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°34'22"N by 21°2'8"E |
Area Served: | Pristina |
Operator/Owner: | Prishtina International Airport J.S.C. |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1789 feet (545 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PRN |
More Information: | PRN 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 Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN):
- Pristina International Airport has a restaurant and three bars for coffee and snacks.
- Pristina Airport was set up in the 70's to be used for military use,while it was opened for flights to Belgrade in the 90's.
- Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" to its customers who fly business class, with various airline companies, offers special services within the waiting room for business class passengers, which started operations in 2008.
- From 12 to 26 June 1999 there was a brief but tense stand-off between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force in which Russian troops occupied the airport.
- The apron and the passenger terminal were renovated and expanded in 2002 and again in 2009.
- The closest airport to Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Skopje Airport (SKP), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SE of PRN.
- The furthest airport from Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" handled 1,628,678 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari"", other names for PRN include "Pristina International Airport", "Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës "Adem Jashari"" and "Međunarodni Aerodrom Priština Adem Jašari".
- After securing an agreement, Pristina Airport was reactivated by 53 Field Squadron Royal Engineers as a military airbase on 15 October 1999, then with 45 employees restarted international air transport to several European cities.
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- The airport covers 411 acres at an elevation of 647 feet.
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- 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.