Nonstop flight route between Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Beijing, People's Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,739 miles (or 10,845 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field and Beijing Capital International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUF / KHUF |
Airport Name: | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field |
Location: | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'5"N by 87°18'27"W |
Area Served: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Terre Haute International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 589 feet (180 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUF |
More Information: | HUF 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF):
- Originally called Hulman Field, the airport dates to 1943 when ground was broken on a 638-acre site donated to the city of Terre Haute by businessman Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr.
- Because of Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field 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 unit served in World War II, flying anti-submarine patrol along the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico.
- Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Sullivan County Airport (SIV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of HUF.
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- 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.
- 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".
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
- 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.
- A 98.3 m monitoring tower stands at the southern end of T3, the highest building at the airport.
- Terminal 3 was designed by a consortium of NACO, UK Architect Foster and Partners and ARUP.
- 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.
- A third runway of BCIA opened on 29 October 2007, to relieve congestion on the other two runways.
- Along with X-ray scanners, additional equipment conducts checks such as for explosives.