Nonstop flight route between Beirut, Lebanon and Qingyang, Gansu, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beirut Air Base (BEY), Beirut, Lebanon and Qingyang Airport (IQN), Qingyang, Gansu, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,995 miles (or 6,430 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 Beirut Air Base and Qingyang 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 Beirut Air Base and Qingyang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEY / OLBA |
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Location: | Beirut, Lebanon |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'15"N by 35°29'17"E |
Operator/Owner: | Lebanese Armed Forces |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEY |
More Information: | BEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IQN / ZLQY |
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Location: | Qingyang, Gansu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°47'58"N by 107°36'10"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from IQN |
More Information: | IQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Beirut Air Base (BEY):
- The closest airport to Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of BEY.
- Beirut Air Base (BEY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Beirut Air Base's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Beirut Air Base 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 military base is currently the home of the Tenth Squadron and Eleventh Squadron, which operate Bell UH-1H Hueys.
- In addition to being known as "Beirut Air Base", another name for BEY is "قاعدة بيروت الجوية".
- Beirut Air Base is a military base owned by the Lebanese Armed Forces and operated by the Lebanese Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Beirut Air Base (BEY) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,547 miles (18,582 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Qingyang Airport (IQN):
- The furthest airport from Qingyang Airport (IQN) is General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI), which is nearly antipodal to Qingyang Airport (meaning Qingyang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Chillán, Ñuble, Chile.
- The closest airport to Qingyang Airport (IQN) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SE of IQN.
- In addition to being known as "Qingyang Airport", other names for IQN include "庆阳机场" and "Qìngyáng Jīchǎng".