Nonstop flight route between Beica, Ethiopia and Christmas Island, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Distance from BEI to XCH:
5,080.34 miles (8,176.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beica Airport (BEI), Beica, Ethiopia and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,080 miles (or 8,176 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 Beica Airport and Christmas Island 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 Beica Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEI / HABE |
| Airport Name: | Beica Airport |
| Location: | Beica, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°23'30"N by 34°31'9"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEI |
| More Information: | BEI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Beica Airport (BEI):
- The closest airport to Beica Airport (BEI) is Asosa Airport (ASO), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of BEI.
- The furthest airport from Beica Airport (BEI) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Beica Airport (meaning Beica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
- Because of Beica Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Beica 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 Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 916 ft above sea level.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.
- From the late 1940s, when the island was still a British colony administered by Singapore and the Straits Settlements Administration, it was serviced occasionally by Royal Air Force Short Sunderland flying boats before the construction of the airport.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Although located on Australian territory, the airport is classified as a Category 4 international airport for all arrivals, including those from Australia.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.52 miles (70.04 km) N | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 62.40 miles (100.42 km) SSE | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) S | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 110.47 miles (177.79 km) SE | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 181.33 miles (291.81 km) SSE | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 195.72 miles (314.99 km) W | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 7 | 197.13 miles (317.25 km) SE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 220.18 miles (354.35 km) N | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 9 | 285.92 miles (460.14 km) SSE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 292.89 miles (471.36 km) NE | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 292.94 miles (471.45 km) NE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 293.34 miles (472.09 km) E | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 301.63 miles (485.42 km) ENE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 312.80 miles (503.41 km) SE | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 316.06 miles (508.65 km) ESE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.91 miles (19,450.34 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,084.91 miles (19,448.72 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,025.05 miles (19,352.40 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,005.15 miles (19,320.36 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,999.95 miles (19,312.00 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,995.39 miles (19,304.66 km) W | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,976.33 miles (19,273.99 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,934.44 miles (19,206.57 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,924.64 miles (19,190.81 km) SSW | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,895.44 miles (19,143.81 km) SW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,887.02 miles (19,130.26 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,809.94 miles (19,006.21 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,808.22 miles (19,003.44 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,807.80 miles (19,002.77 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,792.20 miles (18,977.66 km) SE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |