Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Aurora, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), Dayton, Ohio, United States and Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), Aurora, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 268 miles (or 431 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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFO / KFFO |
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Location: | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°49'23"N by 84°2'57"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FFO |
More Information: | FFO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUZ / KARR |
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Location: | Aurora, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'18"N by 88°28'32"W |
Area Served: | Chicago / Aurora |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 712 feet (217 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUZ |
More Information: | AUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO):
- In addition to being known as "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base", another name for FFO is "Wright-Patterson AFB".
- The closest airport to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of FFO.
- The area's World War II Army Air Fields had employment increase from approximately 3,700 in December 1939 to over 50,000 at the war's peak.
- The furthest airport from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,306 miles (18,195 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Prehistoric Indian mounds of the Adena culture at Wright-Patterson are along P Street and, at the Wright Brothers Memorial, a hilltop mound group.
- In February 1940 at Wright Field, the Army Air Corps established the Technical Data Branch.
- Wright-Patterson AFB was established in 1948 as a merger of Patterson and Wright Fields.
- Project Sign was WPAFB's T-2 Intelligence investigations of unidentified flying objects reports that began in July 1947 In March 1952, ATIC established an Aerial Phenomena Group to study reported UFO sightings, including those in Washington, DC, in 1952.
Facts about Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ):
- Because of Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 712 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago/Aurora Municipal 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/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) is DuPage Airport (DPA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of AUZ.
- Current project planning calls for a parallel grass runway during fiscal years 2010-2012.
- Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport is a public airport opened in April 1966, located in the village of Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, 8 miles west of the city of Aurora, both in Kane County.
- In addition to being known as "Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport", another name for AUZ is "ARR".
- Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ) has 3 runways.