Nonstop flight route between Qingdao, Shandong, China and Seattle, Washington, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W)
Distance from TAO to BFI:
5,475.96 miles (8,812.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO), Qingdao, Shandong, China and King County International Airport (BFI), Seattle, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,476 miles (or 8,813 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport and King County 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 Qingdao Liuting International Airport and King County 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: | TAO / ZSQD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'57"N by 120°22'27"E |
| Area Served: | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Qingdao International Airport Group Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAO |
| More Information: | TAO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFI / KBFI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°31'48"N by 122°18'6"W |
| Area Served: | Seattle, Washington |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFI |
| More Information: | BFI Maps & Info |
Facts about Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO):
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is located 75 miles (120 kilometers) WNW of TAO.
- The furthest airport from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) is Las Flores Airport (ELB), which is nearly antipodal to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (meaning Qingdao Liuting International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flores Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in El Banco, Colombia.
- In addition to being known as "Qingdao Liuting International Airport", other names for TAO include "青岛流亭国际机场" and "Qīngdǎo Liútíng Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Qingdao Liuting International Airport handled 12,601,152 passengers last year.
- In 2012, Qingdao Liuting was the 17th busiest airport in China with 12,601,152 passengers.
- Because of Qingdao Liuting International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Qingdao Liuting 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.
Facts about King County International Airport (BFI):
- The transfer of ownership of Boeing Field from King County to the Port of Seattle was proposed in 2007 as part of a land swap with land owned by the Port.
- The initial assembly of the 737 was at Boeing Field in the 1960s because the factory in Renton was at capacity building the 707 and 727.
- The closest airport to King County International Airport (BFI) is Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of BFI.
- King County International Airport (BFI) has 2 runways.
- Because of King County International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at King County 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.
- At one point Aeroamerica scheduled a Boeing 720 to Spokane.
- In addition to being known as "King County International Airport", another name for BFI is "Boeing Field".
- Boeing Field/King County International Airport covers 634 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport, is a public airport owned and operated by King County, five miles south of downtown Seattle, Washington.
- Helijet, a helicopter airline based at Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia, scheduled Sikorsky S-76s to the Victoria Harbour Heliport in British Columbia and on to Helijet's Vancouver Harbour Heliport near downtown Vancouver, B.C.
- The furthest airport from King County International Airport (BFI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,775 miles (17,341 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 74.59 miles (120.04 km) WNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China |     |
| 2 | 95.90 miles (154.34 km) NE | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 3 | 120.80 miles (194.41 km) ENE | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 138.73 miles (223.26 km) SW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 144.38 miles (232.36 km) SW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 179.96 miles (289.62 km) WNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 185.44 miles (298.43 km) SSW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 196.48 miles (316.21 km) S | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 197.09 miles (317.18 km) NNE | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 220.46 miles (354.79 km) SW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 11 | 235.55 miles (379.08 km) WSW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 242.16 miles (389.72 km) NNE | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 13 | 257.67 miles (414.69 km) NW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 14 | 258.16 miles (415.46 km) N | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 15 | 258.70 miles (416.33 km) S | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.64 miles (19,963.28 km) WSW | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,382.63 miles (19,927.87 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,366.96 miles (19,902.64 km) SSW | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,319.73 miles (19,826.63 km) SSW | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,308.77 miles (19,809.00 km) ESE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,304.73 miles (19,802.50 km) SW | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,300.60 miles (19,795.85 km) SSW | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,298.59 miles (19,792.62 km) SSW | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,297.06 miles (19,790.15 km) SSE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,287.44 miles (19,774.67 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,285.24 miles (19,771.13 km) SSE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,278.24 miles (19,759.86 km) WSW | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,277.32 miles (19,758.39 km) SSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,275.34 miles (19,755.19 km) SW | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,273.83 miles (19,752.77 km) SW | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.76 miles (7.66 km) ESE | Renton Municipal Airport (RNT) | Renton, Washington, United States | |
| 2 | 5.62 miles (9.04 km) S | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | SeaTac (near Seattle and Tacoma), Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 7.04 miles (11.33 km) NNW | Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (LKE) | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 15.65 miles (25.19 km) N | Kenmore Air (KEH) | Kenmore, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 21.77 miles (35.04 km) W | Bremerton National Airport (PWT) | Bremerton, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 22.23 miles (35.78 km) SW | Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 26.00 miles (41.85 km) N | Paine Field (PAE) | Everett, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 28.30 miles (45.55 km) SSW | McChord Field/McChord AFB (TCM) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 33.78 miles (54.36 km) SSW | Gray Army Airfield (GRF) | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 43.22 miles (69.55 km) NNW | Jefferson County International AirportPort Townsend Army Airfield (TWD) | Port Townsend, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 44.54 miles (71.69 km) WSW | Sanderson Field (SHN) | Shelton, Washington, United States | |
| 12 | 47.89 miles (77.07 km) SW | Olympia Regional Airport (OLM) | Olympia, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 52.75 miles (84.90 km) NNW | A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW) | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 55.59 miles (89.46 km) ESE | Easton State Airport (ESW) | Easton, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 56.81 miles (91.43 km) NW | Sequim Valley Airport (SQV) | Sequim, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,775.32 miles (17,341.16 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,706.76 miles (17,230.83 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,621.55 miles (17,093.68 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,592.12 miles (17,046.32 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,590.11 miles (17,043.08 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,588.22 miles (17,040.05 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,570.73 miles (17,011.90 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,564.37 miles (17,001.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 10,557.66 miles (16,990.87 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,554.58 miles (16,985.90 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,550.10 miles (16,978.71 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,544.57 miles (16,969.80 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,540.24 miles (16,962.83 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,533.70 miles (16,952.30 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,530.85 miles (16,947.72 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |