Nonstop flight route between Beijing, China and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W)
Distance from NAY to LFT:
7,269.59 miles (11,699.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), Beijing, China and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,270 miles (or 11,699 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 Nanyuan Airport and Lafayette Regional 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 Nanyuan Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAY / ZBNY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beijing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E |
| Area Served: | Beijing |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAY |
| More Information: | NAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
| Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
| More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY):
- The furthest airport from Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (meaning Beijing Nanyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Beijing Nanyuan Airport", other names for NAY include "北京南苑机场" and "Běijīng Nányuàn Jīchǎng".
- Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of NAY.
- A limo Beijing Airport Bus service is available to and from the Air China Building at Xidan in Beijing's city centre.
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- The airfield was transferred from the DeRidder AAB to Esler Army Airfield on 24 March 1944.
- United Airlines has announced new daily nonstop service to Denver from the airport effective August 19, 2014.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lafayette Regional Airport covers 746 acres at an elevation of 42 feet above mean sea level.
- Lafayette Regional Airport is building a new cargo terminal on the southwest side of the airfield, near the PHI headquarters.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.05 miles (37.09 km) NNE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 68.42 miles (110.11 km) SE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 3 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) E | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) NW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) SW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) W | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 177.73 miles (286.03 km) E | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 207.04 miles (333.20 km) SSE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 214.42 miles (345.07 km) NE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) SSW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 244.32 miles (393.19 km) ENE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 246.54 miles (396.77 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 248.99 miles (400.71 km) SSW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 251.48 miles (404.71 km) WNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 262.08 miles (421.78 km) ENE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.08 miles (19,883.52 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,336.28 miles (19,853.28 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,330.49 miles (19,843.95 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,250.50 miles (19,715.23 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,236.10 miles (19,692.04 km) WSW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,217.12 miles (19,661.51 km) SSE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,216.08 miles (19,659.82 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,213.40 miles (19,655.51 km) S | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,187.38 miles (19,613.64 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.33 km) SSE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,175.36 miles (19,594.29 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,165.17 miles (19,577.90 km) SW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,164.62 miles (19,577.02 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,154.34 miles (19,560.47 km) S | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,151.20 miles (19,555.42 km) ESE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.13 miles (21.12 km) SSE | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 25.29 miles (40.70 km) NNW | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) NE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) SE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 54.81 miles (88.21 km) ENE | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) W | Chennault International Airport (CWF) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.03 miles (119.13 km) W | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.21 miles (135.53 km) NNW | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 84.39 miles (135.81 km) NNW | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 90.92 miles (146.33 km) ESE | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) WNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) E | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 105.56 miles (169.88 km) NNE | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 112.37 miles (180.85 km) NE | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 117.62 miles (189.29 km) E | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,069.93 miles (17,815.28 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,853.26 miles (17,466.58 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,843.91 miles (17,451.54 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,834.83 miles (17,436.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,832.19 miles (17,432.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,826.68 miles (17,423.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,826.12 miles (17,422.91 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,818.00 miles (17,409.83 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,802.28 miles (17,384.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,788.30 miles (17,362.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,782.70 miles (17,353.03 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,779.82 miles (17,348.39 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,774.60 miles (17,340.00 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,758.61 miles (17,314.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |