Nonstop flight route between Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Beijing, China:
Departure Airport:
(49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E)
Distance from YXC to NAY:
5,493.96 miles (8,841.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY), Beijing, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,494 miles (or 8,842 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Beijing Nanyuan 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Beijing Nanyuan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXC / CYXC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cranbrook |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3084 feet (940 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXC |
| More Information: | YXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAY / ZBNY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beijing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°46'56"N by 116°23'16"E |
| Area Served: | Beijing |
| Airport Type: | Military / Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAY |
| More Information: | NAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC):
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Rockies International Airport", another name for YXC is "Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport".
- The closest airport to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of YXC.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,502 miles (16,902 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On February 11, 1978 Flight 314, a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton, via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport.
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY):
- Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM), which is nearly antipodal to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (meaning Beijing Nanyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Viedma, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of NAY.
- In addition to being known as "Beijing Nanyuan Airport", other names for NAY include "北京南苑机场" and "Běijīng Nányuàn Jīchǎng".
- A limo Beijing Airport Bus service is available to and from the Air China Building at Xidan in Beijing's city centre.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.78 miles (80.11 km) N | Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) | Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) E | Cowley Airport (YYM) | Cowley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 80.22 miles (129.11 km) E | Pincher Creek Airport (WPC) | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 85.94 miles (138.30 km) WSW | West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 110.79 miles (178.30 km) N | Banff Airport (YBA) | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 113.48 miles (182.63 km) SE | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) | Kalispell, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 126.22 miles (203.12 km) WSW | Grand Forks Airport (ZGF) | Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 130.24 miles (209.60 km) NE | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 133.48 miles (214.82 km) E | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 135.50 miles (218.07 km) SSW | Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| 11 | 141.40 miles (227.55 km) NW | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 150.70 miles (242.52 km) SSW | Felts Field (SFF) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) SSW | Spokane International Airport (GEG) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 162.16 miles (260.97 km) W | Kelowna International Airport (YLW) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 162.37 miles (261.31 km) SSW | Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,502.46 miles (16,902.03 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,423.66 miles (16,775.21 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,421.83 miles (16,772.27 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,395.62 miles (16,730.09 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,388.70 miles (16,718.95 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,373.49 miles (16,694.48 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,290.29 miles (16,560.57 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,277.27 miles (16,539.62 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,259.29 miles (16,510.68 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,259.08 miles (16,510.35 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,242.86 miles (16,484.24 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,227.35 miles (16,459.28 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,224.08 miles (16,454.02 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,220.90 miles (16,448.90 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,220.43 miles (16,448.15 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.05 miles (37.09 km) NNE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 2 | 68.42 miles (110.11 km) SE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 3 | 85.38 miles (137.40 km) E | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 4 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) NW | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 137.85 miles (221.84 km) SW | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) W | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 177.73 miles (286.03 km) E | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 8 | 207.04 miles (333.20 km) SSE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 214.42 miles (345.07 km) NE | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 226.72 miles (364.87 km) SSW | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 11 | 244.32 miles (393.19 km) ENE | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 12 | 246.54 miles (396.77 km) WSW | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 13 | 248.99 miles (400.71 km) SSW | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 251.48 miles (404.71 km) WNW | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 262.08 miles (421.78 km) ENE | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.08 miles (19,883.52 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,336.28 miles (19,853.28 km) SE | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,330.49 miles (19,843.95 km) SW | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,250.50 miles (19,715.23 km) SSW | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,236.10 miles (19,692.04 km) WSW | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,217.12 miles (19,661.51 km) SSE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,216.08 miles (19,659.82 km) ESE | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,213.40 miles (19,655.51 km) S | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,187.38 miles (19,613.64 km) ESE | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.33 km) SSE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,175.36 miles (19,594.29 km) ESE | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,165.17 miles (19,577.90 km) SW | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,164.62 miles (19,577.02 km) WSW | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,154.34 miles (19,560.47 km) S | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,151.20 miles (19,555.42 km) ESE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |