Nonstop flight route between Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and Beijing, China:
Departure Airport:
(38°34'14"N by 90°9'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E)
Distance from CPS to NAY:
6,768.63 miles (10,893.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), Beijing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,769 miles (or 10,893 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 St. Louis Downtown Airport and Beijing Nanyuan 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 St. Louis Downtown Airport and Beijing Nanyuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPS / KCPS |
| Airport Name: | St. Louis Downtown Airport |
| Location: | Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°34'14"N by 90°9'21"W |
| Area Served: | Greater St. Louis |
| Operator/Owner: | Bi-State Development Agency |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CPS |
| More Information: | CPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAY / ZBNY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beijing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E |
| Area Served: | Beijing |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAY |
| More Information: | NAY Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS):
- The closest airport to St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NW of CPS.
- Because of St. Louis Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Downtown 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 opened in 1929 as Curtiss-Steinberg Airport.
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,998 miles (17,700 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY):
- Nanyuan Airport opened a new terminal in September 2013 with a designed passenger handling capacity of 6 million people.
- A limo Beijing Airport Bus service is available to and from the Air China Building at Xidan in Beijing's city centre.
- The closest airport to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of NAY.
- The furthest airport from Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (meaning Beijing Nanyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Beijing Nanyuan Airport", other names for NAY include "北京南苑机场" and "Běijīng Nányuàn Jīchǎng".
- Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.47 miles (26.50 km) NW | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.42 miles (28.04 km) E | MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Belleville, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 22.85 miles (36.78 km) NNE | St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) | Alton, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 27.50 miles (44.26 km) WNW | Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | |
| 5 | 45.73 miles (73.59 km) ENE | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 64.55 miles (103.88 km) E | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 72.26 miles (116.30 km) ESE | Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 73.57 miles (118.39 km) SE | Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) | Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 83.94 miles (135.09 km) SE | Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) | Marion, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 91.63 miles (147.46 km) NNE | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) | Springfield, Illinois, United States | |
| 11 | 92.63 miles (149.07 km) WSW | Rolla National Airport (VIH) | Rolla, Missouri, United States | |
| 12 | 98.29 miles (158.19 km) SSE | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI) | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | |
| 13 | 108.03 miles (173.86 km) W | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | |
| 14 | 109.88 miles (176.83 km) NNW | Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
| 15 | 111.34 miles (179.18 km) NE | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,998.38 miles (17,700.14 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,976.37 miles (17,664.71 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,953.82 miles (17,628.43 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,950.15 miles (17,622.51 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,924.13 miles (17,580.63 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,908.52 miles (17,555.52 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,899.45 miles (17,540.92 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,897.05 miles (17,537.06 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,874.80 miles (17,501.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,862.63 miles (17,481.67 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,855.26 miles (17,469.80 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,843.70 miles (17,451.20 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,809.16 miles (17,395.61 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,809.10 miles (17,395.51 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,804.00 miles (17,387.31 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.05 miles (37.09 km) NNE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 2 | 68.42 miles (110.11 km) SE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 3 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) E | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) NW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) SW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) W | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 177.73 miles (286.03 km) E | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 207.04 miles (333.20 km) SSE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 214.42 miles (345.07 km) NE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) SSW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 244.32 miles (393.19 km) ENE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 246.54 miles (396.77 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 248.99 miles (400.71 km) SSW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 251.48 miles (404.71 km) WNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 262.08 miles (421.78 km) ENE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.08 miles (19,883.52 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,336.28 miles (19,853.28 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,330.49 miles (19,843.95 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,250.50 miles (19,715.23 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,236.10 miles (19,692.04 km) WSW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,217.12 miles (19,661.51 km) SSE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,216.08 miles (19,659.82 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,213.40 miles (19,655.51 km) S | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,187.38 miles (19,613.64 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.33 km) SSE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,175.36 miles (19,594.29 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,165.17 miles (19,577.90 km) SW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,164.62 miles (19,577.02 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,154.34 miles (19,560.47 km) S | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,151.20 miles (19,555.42 km) ESE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |