Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Soroti, Uganda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,770 miles (or 9,286 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 Soroti 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 Soroti 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):

• Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
• Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
• To accommodate the growing traffic volume, Beijing Capital added the enormous Terminal 3 in 2008 in time for the Olympic Games, the second largest airport terminal in the world after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, and the sixth largest building in the world by area.
• Terminal 3 has a 300,000 m2 transportation centre with 7,000 car-parking space.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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".
• In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport was expanded again.
• 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.
• An indoor garden is constructed in the T3E waiting area, in the style of imperial gardens such as the Summer Palace.
• Along with X-ray scanners, additional equipment conducts checks such as for explosives.

Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):

• Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located in the town of Soroti, Soroti District, Teso sub-region, Eastern Uganda.
• The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The second runway has a laterite surface and measures 769.5 metres long.
• Currently there are no scheduled airline service at Soroti Airport.
• The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
• In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".