AirportsDane County Regional Truax Field is a medium-sized airport serving Madison, in Wisconsin, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MSN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MSN
- ICAO code
- KMSN
- City
- Madison
- State or region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W
- Elevation
- 270 m (887 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,745 m (9,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MSN means Dane County Regional Truax Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMSN. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W. It stands 270 metres (887 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Dane County Regional Truax Field has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,745 metres (9,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 165.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,745 m 9,006 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 03/21 | 2,195 m 7,200 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,782 m 5,846 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockford International AirportChicago/Rockford | RFD | 107 km |
| General Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee | MKE | 119 km |
| Dubuque Regional AirportDubuque | DBQ | 139 km |
| Appleton International AirportAppleton | ATW | 141 km |
| Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago | ORD | 174 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,923 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,860 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,598 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,344 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,315 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,710 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,892 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,950 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,770 km | 18 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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