Nonstop flight route between Sedona, Arizona, United States and Madang, Papua New Guinea:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sedona Airport (SDX), Sedona, Arizona, United States and Madang Airport (MAG), Madang, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,128 miles (or 11,471 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 Sedona Airport 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 Sedona Airport and Madang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sedona Airport (SDX):

• Because of Sedona Airport's high elevation of 4,830 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• By 1990, the airport's runway had been improved and it had begun to receive service from some small scheduled airlines.
• Sedona is a very popular destination among Arizona tourists, especially with those who are interested in the New Age movement or those seeking to be close to nature.
• Former two time Olympic distance runner Pat Porter, his 15 year old son Connor and a friend of his son, 14 year old Connor Mantsch, died when their airplane, a Beechcraft Duke piloted by Porter, crashed after takeoff from the airport, on Thursday, July 26, 2012.
• Sedona Airport (SDX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sedona Airport", another name for SDX is "SEZ".
• The furthest airport from Sedona Airport (SDX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Sedona Airport is a small non-towered airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Sedona, a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
• The closest airport to Sedona Airport (SDX) is Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of SDX.

Facts about Madang Airport (MAG):

• The closest airport to Madang Airport (MAG) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MAG.
• During World War II, occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army in January 1943, as a forward operating airfield for aircraft based at Wewak.
• 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.