Nonstop flight route between Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States and Madison, Wisconsin, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valle Airport (VLE), Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States and Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,318 miles (or 2,121 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 Valle Airport and Dane County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLE / |
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| Location: | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°38'58"N by 112°8'30"W |
| Area Served: | Valle, Arizona |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5999 feet (1,828 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLE |
| More Information: | VLE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Valle Airport (VLE):
- Valle Airport (VLE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Valle Airport's high elevation of 5,999 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VLE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VLE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Valle Airport (VLE) is Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) N of VLE.
- Valle Airport, is a public airport located 25 nm south of Valle, Arizona.
- The furthest airport from Valle Airport (VLE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Valle Airport", another name for VLE is "40G".
- Valle Airport covers an area of 330 acres at an elevation of 5,999 feet above mean sea level.
- For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2009, the airport had 6,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day.
Facts about Dane County Regional Airport (MSN):
- The closest airport to Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) is Dodge County Airport (UNU), which is located 38 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of 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 airport is home to both the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, which operates F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.
- Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) has 3 runways.
- Originally known as Madison Army Airfield, Truax Field was activated as an U.S.
- Conveyed to local civil authorities, the Madison Municipal Airport became the home of the Wisconsin Air National Guard and its present day 115th Fighter Wing, an Air National Guard fighter wing operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command and which still operates from the base, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- Dane County Regional Airport handled 1,615,841 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Dane County Regional Airport", another name for MSN is "Truax Field".
- Dane County Regional Airport covers 4,000 acres at an elevation of 887 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
