Nonstop flight route between La Porte, Indiana, United States and Rockford, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO), La Porte, Indiana, United States and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), Rockford, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 129 miles (or 207 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 La Porte Municipal Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPO / KPPO |
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Location: | La Porte, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°34'20"N by 86°44'3"W |
Area Served: | La Porte, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | La Porte Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 812 feet (247 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPO |
More Information: | PPO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RFD / KRFD |
Airport Name: | Chicago Rockford International Airport |
Location: | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°11'43"N by 89°5'49"W |
Area Served: | Rockford, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Greater Rockford Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 742 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RFD |
More Information: | RFD Maps & Info |
Facts about La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO):
- In addition to being known as "La Porte Municipal Airport", another name for PPO is "LPO".
- The closest airport to La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) is La Porte Municipal Airport (LPO), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of PPO.
- La Porte Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles south of the central business district of La Porte, a city in La Porte County, Indiana, United States.
- La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,137 miles (17,923 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of La Porte Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 812 feet, planes can take off or land at La Porte 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.
Facts about Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD):
- Because of Chicago Rockford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 742 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Rockford 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.
- RFD has two cargo aprons in use.
- The furthest airport from Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Today the Rockford airport is marketed to residents of Rockford and surrounding areas as an alternative to Chicago Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, WI and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin as well as limited service airports such as Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa.
- After an 11-year hiatus, the airport resumed hosting airshows in 2005.
- The closest airport to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) is Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL), which is located 30 miles (47 kilometers) N of RFD.
- Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has 2 runways.