Nonstop flight route between Chicago, Illinois, United States and Mexico City, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, United States and Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,689 miles (or 2,719 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Benito Juarez International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEX / MMMX |
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Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W |
Area Served: | Mexico City, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEX |
More Information: | MEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):
- In 1945, the facility was chosen by the city of Chicago as the site for a facility to meet future aviation demands.
- United and American both established nationwide hubs at the airport in the 1980s, which continue to operate today.
- 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.
- Douglas Company's contract ended in 1945 and though plans were proposed to build commercial aircraft, the company ultimately chose to concentrate production on the west coast.
- Terminal 1 houses all United Airlines domestic flights as well as international departures, and also departures for a select number of Star Alliance partners, including Lufthansa and All Nippon Airways.
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) has 8 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
- Growth was slow at first.
- 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.
- Until 2005, O'Hare was the world's busiest airport in number of takeoffs and landings.
- 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.
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):
- The closest airport to Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of MEX.
- Benito Juárez International Airport, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital and biggest city in Mexico.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
- The domestic and international parking lots were equipped with a modern, automated pre-paid system, which simplifies user arrival and departure.
- Located at the neighborhood of Peñón de los Baños within Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, the airport is 5 km east from Downtown Mexico City and is surrounded by the built-up areas of Gustavo A.
- Because of the increasing traffic, president Vicente Fox announced the construction of a new, larger airport on 5,000 ha in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, but when local violent protests aroused, the new airport was cancelled.
- The Customs area grew from 3,350 to 6,200m² and the number of inspection modules grew from 10 to 18.
- Air operations in the new facilities began on November 15, 2007, with flights by Aeromar and Delta Air Lines, and later AeroMéxico, Copa, LAN and Continental Airlines.
- Because of Benito Juarez International Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,294 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".