Nonstop flight route between Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States and Jomsom, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waukegan National Airport (UGN), Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States and Jomsom Airport (JMO), Jomsom, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,488 miles (or 12,051 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 Waukegan National Airport and Jomsom 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 Waukegan National Airport and Jomsom Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UGN / KUGN |
Airport Name: | Waukegan National Airport |
Location: | Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°25'19"N by 87°52'4"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Waukegan Port District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 727 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGN |
More Information: | UGN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JMO / VNJS |
Airport Name: | Jomsom Airport |
Location: | Jomsom, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°46'55"N by 83°43'20"E |
Area Served: | Jomsom, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8800 feet (2,682 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JMO |
More Information: | JMO Maps & Info |
Facts about Waukegan National Airport (UGN):
- Waukegan National Airport (UGN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Waukegan National Airport (UGN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,064 miles (17,806 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Waukegan National Airport (UGN) is Kenosha Regional Airport (ENW), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNW of UGN.
- Because of Waukegan National Airport's relatively low elevation of 727 feet, planes can take off or land at Waukegan National 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.
- According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is categorized as a reliever airport for the Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
- Waukegan Regional Airport covers an area of 600 acres at an elevation of 727 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Jomsom Airport (JMO):
- Because of Jomsom Airport's high elevation of 8,800 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JMO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JMO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On 14 May 2012, an Agni Air Dornier 228 crashed while attempting to land at Jomsom airport, killing 15 of 21 people on board.
- Jomsom Airport (JMO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Pokhara Airport (PKR), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) SSE of JMO.
- The furthest airport from Jomsom Airport (JMO) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,627 miles (18,712 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
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