Nonstop flight route between Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Monterey, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, United States and Monterey Regional Airport (MRY), Monterey, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,770 miles (or 2,849 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 relatively short distance between Dane County Regional Airport and Monterey Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Dane County Regional Airport (MSN):

• Originally known as Madison Army Airfield, Truax Field was activated as an U.S.
• 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 handled 1,615,841 passengers last year.
• Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Dodge County Airport (UNU), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MSN.
• A 31,000 square foot terminal building was built on the west side of the airfield.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Monterey Regional Airport (MRY):

• Because of Monterey Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Monterey 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 Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MRY.
• On June 14, 1964 at about 7:35 pm a Piper PA-28 hit trees in Monterey, California, killing the 34-year-old student pilot.
• On July 24, 1987 a Piper PA-32R-301T was cleared for an Instrument Landing System approach when the 39-year-old pilot decided to conduct a go around procedure.
• Monterey-Salinas Transit is the public ground transit organization at the airport.
• On October 12, 1997 at about 5:28 pm a Rutan Long-EZ being flown by John Denver crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California.
• The furthest airport from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,400 miles (18,346 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• On July 26, 1979 at about 9:43 pm a Cessna 320A crashed during its final approach to Monterey.
• Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has 2 runways.