Nonstop flight route between Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States and Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Venango Regional Airport (FKL), Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 417 miles (or 671 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 Venango Regional Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKL / KFKL |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°22'40"N by 79°51'37"W |
Area Served: | Franklin, Pennsylvania Oil City, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Venango County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1540 feet (469 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKL |
More Information: | FKL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORD / KORD |
Airport Name: | Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°58'42"N by 87°54'16"W |
Area Served: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Operator/Owner: | City of Chicago |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 8 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORD |
More Information: | ORD Maps & Info |
Facts about Venango Regional Airport (FKL):
- Aviation in Franklin area originated in 1929 when two local businessmen, Wayne W.
- Construction of Chess Lamberton Airport as it was originally known, began in 1950.
- In addition to being known as "Venango Regional Airport", another name for FKL is "Chess Lamberton Field".
- Venango Regional Airport (FKL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Venango Regional Airport (FKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Venango Regional Airport (FKL) is Port Meadville Airport (MEJ), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NW of FKL.
- Venango Regional Airport, also known as Chess Lamberton Field, is a public airport in western Pennsylvania, 2 miles southwest of Franklin and about 10 miles southwest of Oil City.
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- Until 2005, O'Hare was the world's busiest airport in number of takeoffs and landings.
- In 1953, while traveling to an airshow at Naval Air Station Glenview in Chicago, Illinois, Blue Angels pilot LT Harding MacKnight experienced an engine flameout in his F7U Cutlass, forcing him to make an emergency landing at NAS Glenview.
- O'Hare has four numbered passenger terminals with nine lettered concourses and a total of 182 aircraft gates.
- During this era international flights used Terminal 1.
- American Airlines, United Airlines and Trans World Airlines had many routes to the West Coast, Northeast and Midwest.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- In 2013, the Chicago Department of Aviation appropriated a $19,500 two-year contract to use livestock, specifically goats, sheep, llamas, and burros, to assist with grounds maintenance.
- The furthest airport from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,071 miles (17,817 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Chicago O'Hare International Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago O'Hare 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.
- The closest airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) is Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of ORD.