Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Pierre, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,167 miles (or 9,925 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 Pierre Regional 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 Pierre Regional 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°4'47"N by 116°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: | PIR / KPIR |
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Location: | Pierre, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W |
Area Served: | Pierre, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pierre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1744 feet (532 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIR |
More Information: | PIR Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages.
- The T3 food-service area is called a "global kitchen," where 72 stores provide food ranging from formal dishes to fast food, from Chinese to western, from bakery goods to ice cream.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Beijing Capital International Airport", other names for PEK include "北京首都国际机场" and "Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
- The luggage system can handle 19,200 pieces of luggage per hour.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- With the opening of Terminal 3, the terminal was closed for light refurbishment, and its airlines were moved to Terminal 2 on 20 May 2008.
- Beijing Airport was opened on 2 March 1958.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- Due to limited capacity at Beijing Capital International Airport, a new airport in Daxing is being planned which BCIA will be only served its domestic flights.
- 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.
Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):
- In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Until June 30, 2006, service on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
- Pierre Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport three miles east of Pierre, in Hughes County, South Dakota.
- A new terminal has been designed, and construction began in late Spring, 2011.
- Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.