Nonstop flight route between Shenyang, China and Seattle, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:
(41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W)
Distance from SHE to BFI:
5,081.92 miles (8,178.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), Shenyang, China and King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,082 miles (or 8,179 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 Shenyang Taoxian International Airport and King County 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 Shenyang Taoxian International Airport and King County 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: | SHE / ZYTX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shenyang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E |
| Area Served: | Shenyang |
| Operator/Owner: | Shenyang Taoxian Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHE |
| More Information: | SHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFI / KBFI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFI |
| More Information: | BFI Maps & Info |
Facts about Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE):
- In addition to being known as "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport", other names for SHE include "沈阳桃仙国际机场" and "Shěnyáng Táoxiān Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport handled 8,619,897 passengers last year.
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenyang Taoxian 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 Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SW of SHE.
- The furthest airport from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (meaning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):
- Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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 "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
- The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
- King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
- The August 1946 OAG shows 24 United Airlines weekday departures, 10 Northwest and two or three Pan Am DC-3s to Juneau via Annette Island.
- The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Helijet, a helicopter airline based at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, scheduled Sikorsky S-76s to the Victoria Harbour Heliport in British Columbia and on to Helijet's Vancouver Harbour Heliport near downtown Vancouver, B.C.
- The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila.
- At one point Aeroamerica scheduled a Boeing 720 to Spokane.
- Boeing Field as seen from the Air Traffic Control Tower
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.27 miles (79.29 km) SW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China |     |
| 2 | 121.72 miles (195.89 km) ENE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 130.97 miles (210.78 km) WSW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 157.69 miles (253.78 km) W | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 5 | 169.53 miles (272.82 km) SSW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 197.34 miles (317.59 km) NNE | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 7 | 202.69 miles (326.20 km) SE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 8 | 211.30 miles (340.05 km) SSW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) E | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 10 | 220.01 miles (354.07 km) NE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 227.70 miles (366.44 km) WSW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 12 | 238.69 miles (384.13 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 308.00 miles (495.67 km) NNE | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 313.70 miles (504.85 km) SSW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 314.87 miles (506.74 km) SSW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.24 miles (19,618.24 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,174.68 miles (19,593.20 km) SSE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,134.81 miles (19,529.03 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,131.24 miles (19,523.28 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,099.24 miles (19,471.80 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,095.90 miles (19,466.41 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,076.91 miles (19,435.85 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,053.63 miles (19,398.39 km) SSE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,029.63 miles (19,359.77 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,027.40 miles (19,356.18 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,990.84 miles (19,297.33 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,989.90 miles (19,295.82 km) E | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,976.92 miles (19,274.93 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,970.10 miles (19,263.96 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.76 miles (7.66 km) ESE | Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) | Renton, Washington, United States | |
| 2 | 5.62 miles (9.04 km) S | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) NNW | Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE) | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 15.65 miles (25.19 km) N | Kenmore Air (KEH) | Kenmore, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 21.77 miles (35.04 km) W | Bremerton National Airport (PWT) | Bremerton, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 22.23 miles (35.78 km) SW | Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 26.00 miles (41.85 km) N | Paine Field (PAE) | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 28.30 miles (45.55 km) SSW | McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 33.78 miles (54.36 km) SSW | Gray Army Airfield (GRF) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 43.22 miles (69.55 km) NNW | Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) | Port Townsend, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 44.54 miles (71.69 km) WSW | Sanderson Field (SHN) | Shelton, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 47.89 miles (77.07 km) SW | Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) | Olympia, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 52.75 miles (84.90 km) NNW | A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 55.59 miles (89.46 km) ESE | Easton State Airport (ESW) | Easton, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 56.81 miles (91.43 km) NW | Sequim Valley Airport (SQV) | Sequim, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,775.32 miles (17,341.16 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,706.76 miles (17,230.83 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,621.55 miles (17,093.68 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,592.12 miles (17,046.32 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,590.11 miles (17,043.08 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,588.22 miles (17,040.05 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,570.73 miles (17,011.90 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,564.37 miles (17,001.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 10,557.66 miles (16,990.87 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,554.58 miles (16,985.90 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,550.10 miles (16,978.71 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,544.57 miles (16,969.80 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,540.24 miles (16,962.83 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,533.70 miles (16,952.30 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,530.85 miles (16,947.72 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |