Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Tyler, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,030 miles (or 11,314 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 Tyler Pounds Regional 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 Tyler Pounds Regional 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 |
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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: | TYR / KTYR |
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| Location: | Tyler, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'14"N by 95°24'10"W |
| Area Served: | Tyler, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Tyler |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TYR |
| More Information: | TYR Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- The airport provides free inter-terminal shuttle bus between Terminals 1, 2 and 3.
- In late 1999, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, the airport was expanded again.
- 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.
- With the opening of Terminal 3, the terminal was closed for light refurbishment, and its airlines were moved to Terminal 2 on 20 May 2008.
- Another expansion, Terminal 3 was completed in February 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- A 98.3 m monitoring tower stands at the southern end of T3, the highest building at the airport.
- 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.
- Terminal 3 of the BCIA is currently the second largest airport passenger terminal building of the world.
- 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".
Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):
- In early 2006, American Eagle announced it would be cutting flights to Tyler from eight per day to four per day.
- Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds Regional 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 "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
- The airport has been expanding to meet goals in "The Tyler Master Plan".
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
