Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Ocean City, Maryland, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE), Ocean City, Maryland, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,970 miles (or 11,217 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 Ocean City Municipal 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 Ocean City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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".
• 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.
• The roof of T3 has dozens of triangular windows to let in daylight.
• Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
• In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport was expanded again.
• Beijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world's busiest airports in the past decade.
• The terminal has gates and a nearby runway that can handle the Airbus A380, which were proven when Singapore Airlines briefly offered A380 flights to Beijing in August 2008 during the Summer Olympics.
• Terminal 3 has a 300,000 m2 transportation centre with 7,000 car-parking space.
• Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
• Fresh from hosting the 2008 Olympic Games and completion of its new terminal building, Beijing Capital has overtaken Tokyo Haneda to be the busiest airport in Asia based on scheduled seat capacity.
• 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 Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE):

• In addition to being known as "Ocean City Municipal Airport", another name for OCE is "OXB".
• The closest airport to Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) W of OCE.
• Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Ocean City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ocean City Municipal 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.
• Ocean Aviation is the full-service FBO available on airport grounds, serving as Ocean City's Cessna Pilot Center and FAA Part 141 Approved Flight Academy.
• The furthest airport from Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,976 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.