Nonstop flight route between Akola, India and Beijing, People's Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shivani Airport (AKD), Akola, India and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,679 miles (or 4,311 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 Shivani Airport and Beijing Capital International 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 Shivani Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKD / VAAK |
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Location: | Akola, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°41'56"N by 77°3'30"E |
Area Served: | Akola |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Maharashtra |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 999 feet (304 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKD |
More Information: | AKD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Shivani Airport (AKD):
- The closest airport to Shivani Airport (AKD) is Nanded Airport (NDC), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) S of AKD.
- The airport was constructed in 1943 by the Public Works Department.
- The furthest airport from Shivani Airport (AKD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,831 miles (19,040 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Shivani Airport", other names for AKD include "अकोला विमानतळ", "Shivani Airport" and "Akola Airport अकोला विमानतळ".
- Akola airport covers an area of 196 acres.
- Shivani Airport (AKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shivani Airport's relatively low elevation of 999 feet, planes can take off or land at Shivani 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- Another expansion, Terminal 3 was completed in February 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics.
- In addition to food and beverage businesses, there is a 16,200 m2 domestic retail area, a 12,600 m2 duty-free-store area and a nearly 7,200 m2 convenience-service area, which includes banks, business centres, Internet services and more.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 20 July 2013, a man in a wheelchair detonated small homemade explosives which exploded on Terminal 3 in the Beijing International Airport.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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 (PEK) has 3 runways.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- 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.