Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Delta, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), Delta, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,288 miles (or 8,511 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 Boundary Bay 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 Boundary Bay 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 handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
• Another expansion, Terminal 3 was completed in February 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics.
• 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.
• Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• A 98.3 m monitoring tower stands at the southern end of T3, the highest building at the airport.
• 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.
• 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 Airport was opened on 2 March 1958.
• On 20 July 2013, a man in a wheelchair detonated small homemade explosives which exploded on Terminal 3 in the Beijing International Airport.
• Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages.
• It provides 72 aerobridges or jetways, further complemented with remote parking bays which bring the total of gates to 150 for the terminal alone.
• Terminal 3 has 243 elevators, escalators or moving walkways.

Facts about Boundary Bay Airport (YDT):

• In addition to being known as "Boundary Bay Airport", another name for YDT is "Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport".
• Fuel System Icing Inhibitor and oil are also available.
• Alpha Aviation acquired the Boundary Bay Airport and assumed management on 1 December 2004, under a lease currently held by the Corporation of Delta.
• The furthest airport from Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Boundary Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Boundary Bay 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 closest airport to Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of YDT.