Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Novato, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(40°4'47"N by 116°35'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W)
Distance from PEK to NOT:
5,865.58 miles (9,439.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,866 miles (or 9,440 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 Capital International Airport and Marin County 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 Capital International Airport and Marin County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEK / ZBAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°4'47"N by 116°35'3"E |
| Area Served: | Beijing |
| Operator/Owner: | Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PEK |
| More Information: | PEK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOT / KDVO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Novato, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°8'36"N by 122°33'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Marin County |
| Elevation: | 2 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NOT |
| More Information: | NOT Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- The roof of T3 has dozens of triangular windows to let in daylight.
- Beijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world's busiest airports in the past decade.
- Due to limited capacity at Beijing Capital International Airport, a new airport in Daxing is being planned which BCIA will be only served its domestic flights.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of 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".
- Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages.
- Terminal 3 has 243 elevators, escalators or moving walkways.
- Beijing Capital International Airport is served by the Airport Express Line of the Beijing Subway.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):
- AWOS reports more closely conditions on the 31 end of the runway, and wind conditions are commonly significantly different on each end of the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
- There is a plan to extend the length of Gnoss' runway by 1100', to 4400'.
- Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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.
- Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Marin County Airport or Gnoss Field, formerly O56, is a public airport two miles northeast of Novato.
- The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
- The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.05 miles (37.09 km) SSW | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China |     |
| 2 | 77.48 miles (124.69 km) SSE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 3 | 78.59 miles (126.49 km) ESE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 98.20 miles (158.04 km) WNW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 160.23 miles (257.86 km) SW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 164.04 miles (264.00 km) W | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 166.66 miles (268.21 km) E | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 191.78 miles (308.63 km) NE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 9 | 225.13 miles (362.32 km) ENE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 225.28 miles (362.55 km) S | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 245.25 miles (394.69 km) ENE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 249.76 miles (401.94 km) SSW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 13 | 255.81 miles (411.68 km) WNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 266.82 miles (429.41 km) SW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 266.99 miles (429.68 km) N | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.05 miles (19,920.49 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,339.82 miles (19,858.97 km) ESE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,237.11 miles (19,693.68 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,234.44 miles (19,689.37 km) SW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,232.16 miles (19,685.71 km) SSE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,200.69 miles (19,635.06 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,200.03 miles (19,634.00 km) SSE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,191.30 miles (19,619.94 km) SSE | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,172.36 miles (19,589.46 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,167.30 miles (19,581.32 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,156.64 miles (19,564.17 km) SW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,156.14 miles (19,563.36 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,148.47 miles (19,551.01 km) ESE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,136.92 miles (19,532.44 km) SW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.71 miles (25.29 km) ENE | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| 2 | 28.82 miles (46.38 km) NNW | Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) | Santa Rosa, California, United States | |
| 3 | 29.16 miles (46.93 km) ESE | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| 4 | 34.42 miles (55.40 km) SSE | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 5 | 35.11 miles (56.50 km) ENE | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 6 | 36.08 miles (58.07 km) ENE | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 37.58 miles (60.47 km) SSE | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 8 | 41.02 miles (66.01 km) SE | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 9 | 43.65 miles (70.25 km) S | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 10 | 50.75 miles (81.68 km) SE | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 11 | 52.95 miles (85.21 km) SSE | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 12 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) SSE | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 13 | 62.99 miles (101.37 km) ENE | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 14 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) SSE | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 64.69 miles (104.11 km) NE | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,342.67 miles (18,254.22 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,268.31 miles (18,134.55 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,245.84 miles (18,098.38 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 11,239.15 miles (18,087.62 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,212.82 miles (18,045.25 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,147.12 miles (17,939.51 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,129.19 miles (17,910.65 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,117.85 miles (17,892.39 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 11,046.08 miles (17,776.90 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,041.82 miles (17,770.04 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,029.27 miles (17,749.84 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,971.75 miles (17,657.28 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,969.80 miles (17,654.14 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,965.20 miles (17,646.74 km) SSE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,945.36 miles (17,614.80 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |