Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Bagdogra, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), Bagdogra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,863 miles (or 2,998 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 relatively short distance between Beijing Capital International Airport and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):

• 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".
• Beijing Capital International Airport is the main hub for Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, which flies to around 120 destinations from Beijing.
• Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
• A third runway of BCIA opened on 29 October 2007, to relieve congestion on the other two runways.
• An indoor garden is constructed in the T3E waiting area, in the style of imperial gardens such as the Summer Palace.
• The luggage system can handle 19,200 pieces of luggage per hour.
• 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.
• Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 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.
• Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by a public walkway that takes about 10–15 minutes to traverse.
• The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.

Facts about Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB):

• The closest airport to Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of IXB.
• Two new aprons have been inaugurated at Bagdogra Airport.
• Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra", another name for IXB is "বাগডোগরা বিমানবন্দর".
• Because of Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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 Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.