Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,237 miles (or 19,694 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 Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz 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 Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between PEK and CSZ makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Beijing Capital International Airport and Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between PEK and CSZ are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Beijing, People's Republic of China and Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between PEK and CSZ!
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: | CSZ / SAZC |
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Location: | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°26'46"S by 61°53'21"W |
Area Served: | Coronel Suárez |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 768 feet (234 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CSZ |
More Information: | CSZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by a public walkway that takes about 10–15 minutes to traverse.
- 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".
- Fresh from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and completion of its new terminal building, Beijing Capital has overtaken Tokyo Haneda to be the busiest airport in Asia based on scheduled seat capacity.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- The airport has three terminals.
- 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.
- Along with X-ray scanners, additional equipment conducts checks such as for explosives.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ):
- Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) is Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) S of CSZ.
- Because of Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz 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 "Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport", other names for CSZ include "Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (Coronel Suárez)", "Aeropuerto Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz" and "SUZ".
- The furthest airport from Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) is Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (meaning Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Jinan, Shandong, China.