Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and OlavarrÃa, 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 OlavarrÃa Airport (OVR), OlavarrÃa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,157 miles (or 19,564 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 OlavarrÃa 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 OlavarrÃa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between PEK and OVR makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Beijing Capital International Airport and OlavarrÃa 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 OVR are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Beijing, People's Republic of China and OlavarrÃa, 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 OVR!
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: | OVR / SAZF |
Airport Name: | OlavarrÃa Airport |
Location: | OlavarrÃa, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'24"S by 60°13'0"W |
Area Served: | OlavarrÃa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 551 feet (168 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OVR |
More Information: | OVR Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- On 20 July 2013, a man in a wheelchair detonated small homemade explosives which exploded on Terminal 3 in the Beijing International Airport.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- 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.
- Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
- A third runway of BCIA opened on 29 October 2007, to relieve congestion on the other two 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.
- 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.
Facts about OlavarrÃa Airport (OVR):
- The closest airport to OlavarrÃa Airport (OVR) is Tandil Airport (TDL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ESE of OVR.
- Because of OlavarrÃa Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at OlavarrÃa 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 furthest airport from OlavarrÃa Airport (OVR) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is nearly antipodal to OlavarrÃa Airport (meaning OlavarrÃa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Weifang Airport), and is located 12,396 miles (19,950 kilometers) away in Weifang, Shandong, China.
- OlavarrÃa Airport (OVR) currently has only 1 runway.