World's longest distance to airport departure gate  World's
longest distance to airport departure gate  Is that a mirage on
the horizon, or is it really my departure gate? airport
departure gate When he started on his journey to the departure
gate it was still morning.  A new study shows that just getting
your butt onto the plane is half the journey done, especially if
you're leaving Beijing.  China's capital has one of the world's
longest treks to an airport departure gates. Direct Line
insurance measured the distance between the Beijing Capital
Airport Terminal 3 entrance and the furthest departure gate at
the terminal.  It came in at 3.2 kilometers.  Atlanta and Zurich
follow close behind with 2.09 and 2.04 kilometers between the
airport entrance and the furthest gate.  Also on CNN: 10 of the
world's most loved airports  Hong Kong International Airport is
at a rather more reasonable length at slightly over 1.5
kilometers. If you're late, you can still make a dash for it
within four minutes.  After all, Tao