Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Sheghnan, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,407 miles (or 3,874 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 Sheghnan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):

• Terminal 3 has a 300,000 m2 transportation centre with 7,000 car-parking space.
• The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
• 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.
• 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".
• 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.
• 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.
• Another expansion, Terminal 3 was completed in February 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics.
• Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
• An indoor garden is constructed in the T3E waiting area, in the style of imperial gardens such as the Summer Palace.

Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):

• In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
• Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
• The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.