Nonstop flight route between Trapell, Queensland, Australia and Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Trepell Airport (TQP), Trapell, Queensland, Australia and Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,305 miles (or 14,975 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 Trepell Airport and Chicago Executive 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 Trepell Airport and Chicago Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TQP / YTEE |
Airport Name: | Trepell Airport |
Location: | Trapell, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°50'6"S by 140°53'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | BHP Minerals Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 891 feet (272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TQP |
More Information: | TQP 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 Trepell Airport (TQP):
- Because of Trepell Airport's relatively low elevation of 891 feet, planes can take off or land at Trepell 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 Trepell Airport (TQP) is Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) N of TQP.
- Trepell Airport (TQP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Trepell Airport (TQP) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
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.
- 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.
- The airport opened in 1925 as Gauthier's Flying Field.
- In August 2006, trustees from the village of Wheeling and alderman from the City Council of Prospect Heights voted to approve a name change.
- 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 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.