Nonstop flight route between Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Tin City, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States and Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), Tin City, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,345 miles (or 5,384 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 Chicago Executive Airport and Tin City LRRS 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 Chicago Executive Airport and Tin City LRRS Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PWK / KPWK |
Airport Name: | Chicago Executive Airport |
Location: | Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°6'51"N by 87°54'6"W |
Area Served: | Chicago |
Operator/Owner: | City of Prospect Heights and Village of Wheeling |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 647 feet (197 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWK |
More Information: | PWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TNC / PATC |
Airport Name: | Tin City LRRS Airport |
Location: | Tin City, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°33'47"N by 167°55'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 269 feet (82 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TNC |
More Information: | TNC Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago Executive Airport (PWK):
- The airport opened in 1925 as Gauthier's Flying Field.
- Chicago Executive Airport, formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport, is a public airport 18 miles northwest of Chicago, in the village of Wheeling in Cook County, Illinois.
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) has 3 runways.
- In August 2006, trustees from the village of Wheeling and alderman from the City Council of Prospect Heights voted to approve a name change.
- Because of Chicago Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 647 feet, planes can take off or land at Chicago Executive 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 Executive Airport (PWK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,069 miles (17,813 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of PWK.
- In 2007 Chicago Executive's management created a public viewing area east of the south end of Runway 16-34 along Palatine Frontage Road, with parking, a picnic table, bleacher seating and a PA speaker to allow visitors to monitor Air Traffic Control radio communications.
Facts about Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC):
- It is not staffed by any support personnel, and is not open to the public.
- Because of Tin City LRRS Airport's relatively low elevation of 269 feet, planes can take off or land at Tin City LRRS 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.
- Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) is Wales Airport (WAA), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of TNC.
- The furthest airport from Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,379 miles (16,703 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airstrip was conducted in 1951 during the construction of the Tin City Air Force Station.