Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(40°4'47"N by 116°35'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°28'58"N by 16°20'30"W)
Distance from PEK to TFN:
6,818.39 miles (10,973.10 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 Tenerife North Airport (TFN), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,818 miles (or 10,973 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 Tenerife North 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 Tenerife North 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: | TFN / GCXO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°28'58"N by 16°20'30"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2077 feet (633 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFN |
| More Information: | TFN Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport was expanded again.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.
- 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 is served by the Airport Express Line of the Beijing Subway.
- Terminal 3 was designed by a consortium of NACO, UK Architect Foster and Partners and ARUP.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- 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 handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
Facts about Tenerife North Airport (TFN):
- Tenerife North Airport handled 3,717,944 passengers last year.
- Many years before the airport had even been built, the field at Los Rodeos was hastily prepared to accommodate the first flight into Tenerife operated by an Arado VI aircraft operating from Berlin on behalf of Deutsche Luft Hansa.
- The furthest airport from Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife North Airport (meaning Tenerife North Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Tenerife North Airport (TFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) is Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of TFN.
- Operations into Los Rodeos recommenced on 23 January 1941 with a De Havilland DH89A Dragon Rapide operating an Iberia flight from Gando in Gran Canaria.
- In addition to being known as "Tenerife North Airport", another name for TFN is "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Norte".
| 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 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) SSW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) WSW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 69.50 miles (111.84 km) ESE | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 86.38 miles (139.01 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 150.51 miles (242.22 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 168.87 miles (271.76 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 211.81 miles (340.87 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 292.13 miles (470.14 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 9 | 314.64 miles (506.36 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 10 | 317.00 miles (510.17 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 330.19 miles (531.39 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 12 | 435.95 miles (701.59 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 446.59 miles (718.72 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 14 | 460.41 miles (740.95 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 477.71 miles (768.79 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.73 miles (19,593.28 km) W | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,090.89 miles (19,458.36 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,972.28 miles (19,267.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,962.33 miles (19,251.46 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.40 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,886.88 miles (19,130.03 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,880.86 miles (19,120.34 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,831.43 miles (19,040.79 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,824.35 miles (19,029.40 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,819.05 miles (19,020.87 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,815.59 miles (19,015.30 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,806.09 miles (19,000.01 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,789.94 miles (18,974.03 km) ESE | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,789.48 miles (18,973.28 km) E | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,789.15 miles (18,972.74 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |