Nonstop flight route between Madrid, Spain and Craig, Colorado, United States:
Departure Airport:
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(40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(40°29'43"N by 107°31'18"W)
Distance from MAD to CIG:
5,086.95 miles (8,186.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), Madrid, Spain and Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG), Craig, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,087 miles (or 8,187 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] and Craig–Moffat 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] and Craig–Moffat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAD / LEMD |
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| Location: | Madrid, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W |
| Area Served: | Madrid, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAD |
| More Information: | MAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIG / KCAG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Craig, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°29'43"N by 107°31'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Moffat County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6193 feet (1,888 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIG |
| More Information: | CIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD):
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] handled 39,729,027 passengers last year.
- Barajas was voted "Best Airport" in the 2008 Condé Nast Traveller Reader Awards.
- In addition to being known as "Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]", another name for MAD is "Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas".
- The closest airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of MAD.
- The furthest airport from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (meaning Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- In November 1998, the new runway 18R-36L started operations, 4,400 m long, one of the largest in Europe under expansion plans called Major Barajas.
- The Madrid–Barcelona air shuttle service, known as the "Puente Aéreo", literally called "Air Bridge", is the second busiest air route in Europe after İstanbul Atatürk and İzmir, with the highest number of flight operations in 2012.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) has 4 runways.
Facts about Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG):
- The furthest airport from Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,906 miles (17,552 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Craig–Moffat Airport's high elevation of 6,193 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CIG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CIG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Craig–Moffat Airport is a public airport two miles southeast of Craig, in Moffat County, Colorado.
- The closest airport to Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) E of CIG.
- In addition to being known as "Craig–Moffat Airport", another name for CIG is "CAG".
- Craig–Moffat Airport covers 277 acres.
- Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.28 miles (10.10 km) ENE | Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ) | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain |     |
| 2 | 106.92 miles (172.08 km) WNW | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 3 | 108.57 miles (174.73 km) NW | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 4 | 113.74 miles (183.05 km) S | Ciudad Real Central Airport (CQM) | Ciudad Real, Spain | |
| 5 | 130.29 miles (209.68 km) N | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 6 | 151.63 miles (244.03 km) NNE | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 7 | 154.99 miles (249.43 km) ENE | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 8 | 172.05 miles (276.89 km) NNE | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 9 | 176.58 miles (284.18 km) ESE | Valencia Airport (VLC) | Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | |
| 10 | 182.00 miles (292.89 km) NW | León Airport (LEN) | León, Spain | |
| 11 | 187.01 miles (300.96 km) NNE | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 12 | 189.56 miles (305.06 km) WNW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 13 | 191.98 miles (308.96 km) E | Castellón Airport (CDT) | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain | |
| 14 | 194.17 miles (312.48 km) SSW | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 15 | 198.30 miles (319.13 km) N | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.28 miles (19,943.39 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,382.14 miles (19,927.08 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) SSW | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,355.17 miles (19,883.66 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,354.30 miles (19,882.27 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,333.02 miles (19,848.02 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,315.61 miles (19,820.01 km) S | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,287.34 miles (19,774.50 km) SW | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,284.59 miles (19,770.08 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,279.83 miles (19,762.41 km) SE | New Plymouth Airport (NPL) | New Plymouth, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,273.40 miles (19,752.07 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,259.29 miles (19,729.36 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,258.67 miles (19,728.37 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,251.08 miles (19,716.15 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,247.26 miles (19,710.00 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.00 miles (25.75 km) E | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 2 | 34.45 miles (55.45 km) E | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 67.02 miles (107.85 km) SSE | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 4 | 67.82 miles (109.14 km) S | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 75.03 miles (120.75 km) NNE | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 92.07 miles (148.16 km) N | Rawlins Municipal Airport (RWL) | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 94.47 miles (152.04 km) SSE | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 104.58 miles (168.30 km) W | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) SSW | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 108.83 miles (175.15 km) SE | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 110.61 miles (178.01 km) NW | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) ENE | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 125.06 miles (201.27 km) ESE | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 131.97 miles (212.38 km) E | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 133.19 miles (214.35 km) ESE | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,906.05 miles (17,551.54 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,799.41 miles (17,379.92 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,776.97 miles (17,343.82 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,755.11 miles (17,308.63 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,620.61 miles (17,092.18 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,500.99 miles (16,899.66 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,493.69 miles (16,887.91 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,452.35 miles (16,821.39 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,369.81 miles (16,688.55 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,329.98 miles (16,624.45 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,329.41 miles (16,623.54 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,326.60 miles (16,619.01 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,312.02 miles (16,595.55 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,299.82 miles (16,575.92 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,284.00 miles (16,550.45 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |