Nonstop flight route between Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PWK to YQC:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - PWK Airport Information
 - YQC Airport Information
 - Facts about PWK
 - Facts about YQC
 - 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 YQC
 - List of Nearest Airports to YQC
 - Map of Furthest Airports from YQC
 - List of Furthest Airports from YQC
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Quaqtaq Airport (YQC), Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,514 miles (or 2,436 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 Quaqtaq Airport, 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: | YQC / CYHA | 
| Airport Name: | Quaqtaq Airport | 
| Location: | Quaqtaq, Quebec, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°2'47"N by 69°37'4"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Administration Régionale Kativik | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQC | 
| More Information: | YQC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- 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.
 - Charlie Priester kept an FBO at the airport along with a charter company called Priester Aviation.
 - 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 logs over 167,000 take-offs and landings each year and is the third busiest airport in Illinois.
 - 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 covers 411 acres at an elevation of 647 feet.
 - Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
 
Facts about Quaqtaq Airport (YQC):
- Because of Quaqtaq Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Quaqtaq 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 Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) is Kangirsuk Airport (YKG), which is located 72 miles (115 kilometers) S of YQC.
 - The furthest airport from Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,604 miles (17,065 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Quaqtaq Airport (YQC) currently has only 1 runway.
 
