Nonstop flight route between Concord, California, United States and Madang, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(37°59'22"N by 122°3'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°12'29"S by 145°46'59"E)
Distance from CCR to MAG:
6,557.10 miles (10,552.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States and Madang Airport (MAG), Madang, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,557 miles (or 10,553 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base and Madang 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base and Madang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCR / KCCR |
| Airport Name: | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base |
| Location: | Concord, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'22"N by 122°3'24"W |
| Area Served: | Contra Costa County, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Contra Costa County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCR |
| More Information: | CCR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAG / AYMD |
| Airport Name: | Madang Airport |
| Location: | Madang, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'29"S by 145°46'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAG |
| More Information: | MAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):
- Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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.
- Buchanan Field covers 495 acres at an elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
- Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
- The furthest airport from Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
- Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
- In 1977 Buchanan Field reached its peak of activity with 357,000 total operations.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.
Facts about Madang Airport (MAG):
- Madang Airport (MAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Madang Airport (MAG) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,799 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- During World War II, occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army in January 1943, as a forward operating airfield for aircraft based at Wewak.
- The closest airport to Madang Airport (MAG) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MAG.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.66 miles (31.64 km) NW | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 20.14 miles (32.41 km) NNE | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 3 | 20.58 miles (33.13 km) SSW | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 4 | 23.13 miles (37.22 km) S | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 5 | 24.20 miles (38.95 km) SSE | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 6 | 27.31 miles (43.95 km) N | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 29.16 miles (46.93 km) WNW | Marin County Airport (NOT) | Novato, California, United States | |
| 8 | 30.95 miles (49.81 km) SW | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 9 | 36.66 miles (59.00 km) S | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 10 | 39.71 miles (63.91 km) S | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 11 | 40.89 miles (65.81 km) SW | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 12 | 43.88 miles (70.61 km) S | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 13 | 45.09 miles (72.57 km) E | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 47.21 miles (75.97 km) SSE | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) NE | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,334.31 miles (18,240.76 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,275.41 miles (18,145.96 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,246.46 miles (18,099.38 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,235.00 miles (18,080.93 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,223.44 miles (18,062.33 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,143.68 miles (17,933.97 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,135.80 miles (17,921.29 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 11,123.95 miles (17,902.21 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,035.84 miles (17,760.43 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,033.25 miles (17,756.25 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,019.42 miles (17,733.99 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,969.35 miles (17,653.41 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,968.58 miles (17,652.18 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,959.18 miles (17,637.05 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,938.23 miles (17,603.34 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.66 miles (96.01 km) SSE | Gusap Airport (GAP) | Gusap, Papua New Guinea | |
| 2 | 66.07 miles (106.34 km) SSW | Goroka Airport (GKA) | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 72.49 miles (116.66 km) W | Aiome Airport (AIE) | Aiome, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 78.48 miles (126.30 km) S | Aiyura Airport (AYU) | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 79.39 miles (127.77 km) SW | Chimbu Airport (CMU) | Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 100.65 miles (161.98 km) W | Sangapi Airport (SGK) | Sangapi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 110.86 miles (178.42 km) WSW | Mount Hagen Airport (HGU) | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 114.22 miles (183.82 km) SE | Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE) | Lae, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 133.03 miles (214.09 km) S | Andakombe Airport (ADC) | Andakombe, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 150.94 miles (242.92 km) SSE | Bulolo Airport (BUL) | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 159.94 miles (257.40 km) WSW | Mendi Airport (MDU) | Mendi, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 171.20 miles (275.52 km) SSW | Baimuru Airport (VMU) | Baimuru, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 172.62 miles (277.80 km) SE | Finschhafen Airport (FIN) | Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 183.07 miles (294.62 km) E | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 185.85 miles (299.10 km) SW | Kikori Airport (KRI) | Kikori, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,798.55 miles (18,987.89 km) N | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,748.29 miles (18,907.00 km) NNE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,685.90 miles (18,806.59 km) NNE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 4 | 11,673.76 miles (18,787.05 km) NE | Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB) | Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,665.42 miles (18,773.62 km) S | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,627.91 miles (18,713.26 km) NE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,581.72 miles (18,638.92 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,566.96 miles (18,615.16 km) S | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,560.24 miles (18,604.36 km) NE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,514.17 miles (18,530.22 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,511.50 miles (18,525.92 km) NE | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,496.34 miles (18,501.52 km) NW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,481.83 miles (18,478.16 km) NW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,446.18 miles (18,420.80 km) NW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,422.15 miles (18,382.12 km) NW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |