Nonstop flight route between South Bend, Indiana, United States and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, United States and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 100 miles (or 162 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 South Bend International Airport and DuPage Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about South Bend International Airport (SBN):

• South Bend International Airport (SBN) has 3 runways.
• South Bend International Airport has an in-terminal viewing area with live air traffic control transmissions from South Bend Air Traffic Control Tower/TRACON.
• South Bend Airport is one of the few multi-modal transportation facilities in America that provide air, interstate bus, and interstate rail service at one terminal.
• Allegiant Air announced in March 2008 interest in providing direct flights between South Bend and Cancún, Mexico.
• Because of South Bend International Airport's relatively low elevation of 799 feet, planes can take off or land at South Bend International 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.
• In the early days South Bend's main airport was Cadet Field in present-day Granger.
• The closest airport to South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (NLE), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNE of SBN.
• The furthest airport from South Bend International Airport (SBN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,155 miles (17,952 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):

• However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
• DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
• The DuPage Airport Authority owns 2,800 acres and operates four separate business units.
• In the late 1970s, DuPage Airport was designated a reliever airport for general aviation aircraft, and in the early 1980s, the airport authority began an expansion project to accommodate the increased traffic.
• DuPage Airport is located on what used to be sheep-grazing land, but in 1927, two Chicago entrepreneurs purchased the land and began barnstorming, using the field as a grass strip.
• DuPage Airport also serves as the headquarters for Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
• Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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 furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A year after the Navy began operations, Howard Aircraft Corporation opened a factory east of the airport across the road.
• The closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.