Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and T么lanaro, Madagascar:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and T么lanaro Airport (FTU), T么lanaro, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,342 miles (or 10,206 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 Beijing Capital International Airport and T么lanaro 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 Beijing Capital International Airport and T么lanaro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEK / ZBAA |
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Location: | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
GPS Coordinates: | 40掳4'47"N by 116掳35'3"E |
Area Served: | Beijing |
Operator/Owner: | Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEK |
More Information: | PEK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTU / FMSD |
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Location: | T么lanaro, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 25掳2'17"S by 46掳57'20"E |
Area Served: | T么lanaro |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FTU |
More Information: | FTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- An indoor garden is constructed in the T3E waiting area, in the style of imperial gardens such as the Summer Palace.
- Terminal 3 was designed by a consortium of NACO, UK Architect Foster and Partners and ARUP.
- In addition to being known as "Beijing Capital International Airport", other names for PEK include "鍖椾含棣栭兘鍥介檯鏈哄満" and "B臎ij墨ng Sh菕ud奴 Gu贸j矛 J墨ch菐ng".
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Beijing Capital International Airport (meaning Beijing Capital International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,920 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- Because of Beijing Capital International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Beijing Capital International 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.
- One of Terminal 3's highlights is the US$240 million luggage-transfer system.
- Beijing Airport was opened on 2 March 1958.
- In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport was expanded again.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
- Beijing Capital International Airport is the main hub for Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, which flies to around 120 destinations from Beijing.
Facts about T么lanaro Airport (FTU):
- In addition to being known as "T么lanaro Airport", another name for FTU is "Marillac Airport".
- Because of T么lanaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at T么lanaro 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 T么lanaro Airport (FTU) is Ampanihy Airport (AMP), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) W of FTU.
- T么lanaro Airport (FTU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from T么lanaro Airport (FTU) is Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG), which is located 11,435 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Lompoc, California, United States.