Nonstop flight route between Bagotville, Quebec, Canada and Beijing, People's Republic of China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Bagotville (YBG), Bagotville, Quebec, Canada and Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Beijing, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,311 miles (or 10,156 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 CFB Bagotville and Beijing Capital 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 CFB Bagotville and Beijing Capital 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: | YBG / CYBG |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bagotville, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'50"N by 70°59'48"W |
Area Served: | Saguenay, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 522 feet (159 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBG |
More Information: | YBG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about CFB Bagotville (YBG):
- CFB Bagotville (YBG) has 2 runways.
- On 1 July 1984 425 squadron changed from the CF-101 Voodoo to the CF-188 Hornet.
- Toward the end of the war, RCAF Station Bagotville began to decline in activity as the requirement for BCATP training decreased.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Bagotville", another name for YBG is "Bagotville Airport".
- The furthest airport from CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,408 miles (18,359 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of CFB Bagotville's relatively low elevation of 522 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Bagotville 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.
- CFB Bagotville's airfield is also used by civilian aircraft, with civilian operations at the base referring to the facility as Bagotville Airport.
- Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, is a Canadian Forces Base located 4.5 nautical miles west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay, Quebec.
- Discovery Air Defence Services Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets are based here as part of the CF jet training program Contracted Airborne Training Services.
- The closest airport to CFB Bagotville (YBG) is Alma Airport (YTF), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WNW of YBG.
- Bagotville also supports 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron reformed on 20 January 2009.
Facts about Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK):
- 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.
- The luggage system can handle 19,200 pieces of luggage per hour.
- 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.
- One of Terminal 3's highlights is the US$240 million luggage-transfer system.
- Terminal 3 was designed by a consortium of NACO, UK Architect Foster and Partners and ARUP.
- The roof of T3 has dozens of triangular windows to let in daylight.
- Terminal 3 consists of three sub-concourses, namely Terminal 3C, 3D, and 3E.
- Beijing Airport was opened on 2 March 1958.
- Beijing Capital International Airport handled 83,712,355 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SSW of PEK.