Nonstop flight route between Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Helsinki Airport (HEL), Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,391 miles (or 7,067 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 Helsinki 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 Helsinki 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: | HEL / EFHK |
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Location: | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°19'1"N by 24°57'47"E |
Area Served: | Helsinki, Finland |
Operator/Owner: | Finavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 179 feet (55 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEL |
More Information: | HEL 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.
- The closest airport to Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Dodge County Airport (UNU), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MSN.
- Dane County Regional Airport handled 1,615,841 passengers last year.
- A 31,000 square foot terminal building was built on the west side of the airfield.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dane County Regional Airport", another name for MSN is "Truax Field".
- 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.
Facts about Helsinki Airport (HEL):
- The closest airport to Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSE of HEL.
- The airport is the international and domestic hub for Finnair, the Finnish flag carrier.
- Helsinki Airport handled 15,279,043 passengers last year.
- Finnair's head office is located in Tietotie 11 on the grounds of Helsinki Airport.
- In 2013 Finavia announced plans to expand the airport to serve up to 20 million passenger by 2020.
- In addition to being known as "Helsinki Airport", another name for HEL is "Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemaHelsingfors-Vanda flygplats".
- Helsinki Airport (HEL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Helsinki Airport (HEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,992 miles (17,689 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Helsinki Airport's relatively low elevation of 179 feet, planes can take off or land at Helsinki 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.