Nonstop flight route between Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Innaarsuit, Greenland:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PWK to IUI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PWK Airport Information
- IUI Airport Information
- Facts about PWK
- Facts about IUI
- Map of Nearest Airports to PWK
- List of Nearest Airports to PWK
- Map of Furthest Airports from PWK
- List of Furthest Airports from PWK
- Map of Nearest Airports to IUI
- List of Nearest Airports to IUI
- Map of Furthest Airports from IUI
- List of Furthest Airports from IUI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI), Innaarsuit, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,384 miles (or 3,836 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 Executive Airport and Innaarsuit Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IUI / BGIN |
Airport Name: | Innaarsuit Heliport |
Location: | Innaarsuit, Greenland |
GPS Coordinates: | 73°11'58"N by 56°2'49"W |
Area Served: | Innaarsuit, Greenland |
Operator/Owner: | Mittarfeqarfiit |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 95 feet (29 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IUI |
More Information: | IUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
- The airport logs over 167,000 take-offs and landings each year and is the third busiest airport in Illinois.
- In August 2006, trustees from the village of Wheeling and alderman from the City Council of Prospect Heights voted to approve a name change.
Facts about Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI):
- The furthest airport from Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,204 miles (16,422 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Because of Innaarsuit Heliport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Innaarsuit Heliport 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 Innaarsuit Heliport (IUI) is Tasiusaq Heliport (TQA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of IUI.