Nonstop flight route between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,593 miles (or 10,610 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International 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 John C. Munro Hamilton International 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: | YHM / CYHM |
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Location: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°10'24"N by 79°56'6"W |
Area Served: | Hamilton, Ontario |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hamilton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 780 feet (238 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHM |
More Information: | YHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- 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.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- Terminal 3 has a 300,000 m2 transportation centre with 7,000 car-parking space.
- It provides 72 aerobridges or jetways, further complemented with remote parking bays which bring the total of gates to 150 for the terminal alone.
- 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 handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- Terminal 3 of the BCIA is currently the second largest airport passenger terminal building of the world.
- Terminal 3 has 243 elevators, escalators or moving walkways.
- 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".
- Construction of Terminal 3 started on 28 March 2004, and the terminal opened in two stages.
- 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.
Facts about John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM):
- The furthest airport from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at John C. Munro Hamilton 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 airport is designed for use by large airplanes on overseas flights, and includes a 10,006 ft × 200 ft asphalt runway with centreline lighting for low-visibility operations, and a smaller 6,010 ft × 150 ft asphalt runway.
- A-Line bus route is operated by Hamilton Street Railway during weekday peak hours.
- In addition to being known as "John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport", another name for YHM is "Hamilton Airport".
- The current Hamilton Airport was built in 1940 as the Mount Hope Airport, an RCAF base.
- Flyglobespan, which flew to Hamilton between 2007 and 2009 referred to the airport as Toronto Hamilton International Airport.
- Out of town shuttle service is available for passengers wishing to connect to flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
- The closest airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of YHM.
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) has 2 runways.