Nonstop flight route between Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Maloelap Airport (MAV), Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,277 miles (or 10,101 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 Dane County Regional Airport and Maloelap 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 Dane County Regional Airport and Maloelap Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSN / KMSN |
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Location: | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°8'22"N by 89°20'15"W |
Area Served: | Madison, Wisconsin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 887 feet (270 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSN |
More Information: | MSN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAV / |
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Location: | Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°42'18"N by 171°13'50"E |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAV |
More Information: | MAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Dane County Regional Airport (MSN):
- Because of Dane County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 887 feet, planes can take off or land at Dane County Regional 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.
- Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) has 3 runways.
- Dane County Regional Airport is a civil-military airport six miles northeast of downtown Madison the capital of Wisconsin.
- Dane County Regional Airport handled 1,615,841 passengers last year.
- In 2006 the airport completed a $65 million expansion that doubled the size of the terminal, built in a Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced prairie style designed by the Architectural Alliance based in Minneapolis.
- In addition to being known as "Dane County Regional Airport", another name for MSN is "Truax Field".
- The furthest airport from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,978 miles (17,667 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Dodge County Airport (UNU), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MSN.
- In 1927 the City of Madison purchased 290 acres of land for $35,380.
Facts about Maloelap Airport (MAV):
- Maloelap Airport (MAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Maloelap Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Maloelap 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 addition to being known as "Maloelap Airport", other names for MAV include "Taroa Airfield" and "3N1".
- The closest airport to Maloelap Airport (MAV) is Kaben Airport (KBT), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) WNW of MAV.
- The furthest airport from Maloelap Airport (MAV) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Maloelap Airport (meaning Maloelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,049 miles (19,391 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.