Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), Warsaw, Poland and Waukegan National Airport (UGN), Chicago / Waukegan, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,646 miles (or 7,476 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 Historic Centre of Warsaw and Waukegan National 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 Historic Centre of Warsaw and Waukegan National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW):

• Warsaw flourished in the late 19th century under Mayor Sokrates Starynkiewicz, a Russian-born general appointed by Tsar Alexander III.
• The plain moraine plateau has only a few natural and artificial ponds and also groups of clay pits.
• After the German Invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 began World War II, central Poland, including Warsaw, came under the rule of the General Government, a German Nazi colonial administration.
• Warsaw's name in the Polish language is Warszawa - pronounced Varshava -, means "belonging to Warsz", Warsz being a shortened form of the masculine name of Slavic origin Warcisław.
• The closest airport to Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of WRW.
• The furthest airport from Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The first fortified settlements on the site of today's Warsaw were Bródno and Jazdów.

Facts about Waukegan National Airport (UGN):

• Waukegan Regional Airport covers an area of 600 acres at an elevation of 727 feet above mean sea level.
• 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.
• Waukegan National Airport (UGN) has 2 runways.
• 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.