Nonstop flight route between Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Tangier, Morocco:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), Tangier, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,256 miles (or 6,850 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 Chicago Executive Airport and Tangier Ibn Battouta 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 Chicago Executive Airport and Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):

• The airport covers 411 acres at an elevation of 647 feet.
• 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.
• 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.
• Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
• 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 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 airport can handle executive jets in the 20-seat range, such as the Grumman Gulfstream and the Bombardier Challenger, and larger aircraft occasionally visit.

Facts about Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG):

• Aircraft parking space of 40,640 square metres supports up to four Boeing 737s and one Boeing 747.
• The closest airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Sania Ramel Airport (SII), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of TNG.
• Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) has 2 runways.
• Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport handled 484,391 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport", other names for TNG include "Aéroport Tanger Ibn Battoutaمطار طنجة ابن بطوطة" and "مطار طنجة ابن بطوطة".
• The furthest airport from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (meaning Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
• The airport has two runways but only the longer runway is in active use and 07/25 is closed.
• Because of Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Tangier Ibn Battouta 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.