Nonstop flight route between Zunyi, Guizhou, China and Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI), Zunyi, Guizhou, China and Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,567 miles (or 12,178 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 Zunyi Xinzhou Airport and Gary/Chicago International 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 Zunyi Xinzhou Airport and Gary/Chicago International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYI / ZUZY |
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Location: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'23"N by 106°59'58"E |
Area Served: | Zunyi, Guizhou, China |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZYI |
More Information: | ZYI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYY / KGYY |
Airport Name: | Gary/Chicago International Airport |
Location: | Gary, Indiana (near Chicago), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 87°24'46"W |
Area Served: | Gary, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Gary/Chicago Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 591 feet (180 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYY |
More Information: | GYY Maps & Info |
Facts about Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI):
- In addition to being known as "Zunyi Xinzhou Airport", other names for ZYI include "遵义新舟机场" and "Zūnyì Xīnzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) S of ZYI.
- The furthest airport from Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is nearly antipodal to Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (meaning Zunyi Xinzhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chamonate Airfield), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
Facts about Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY):
- Federal funds were secured in January 2006 to move railroad tracks away from the northwest corner to allow extension of the main runway to 9,000 feet, as well as add gates to the existing passenger terminal building.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) has 2 runways.
- Gary/Chicago is the official "third airport" for the Chicago metropolitan area, supplementing Chicago's major airports, O'Hare and Midway.
- The South Shore Line commuter rail train serves the Gary/Chicago International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,103 miles (17,868 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Gary/Chicago International Airport's relatively low elevation of 591 feet, planes can take off or land at Gary/Chicago 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 Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY) is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NW of GYY.
- A long-standing proposal to turn the Gary/Chicago International Airport into Chicago's third major airport received a boost in early 2006 with the approval of $48 million in federal funding over the next ten years.
- The airport is also home to an Army Aviation Support Facility supporting UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter operations of the Illinois Army National Guard as well as an additional collocated Army National Guard Armory supporting additional Illinois ARNG units and personnel.