✈ ATL → PEK

14H 29M FROM ATLANTA TO BEIJING. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
14h 29m
Distance
7,169 mi
Or
11,538 km
Jet lag
36h

Flight from Atlanta to Beijing

From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America  →  Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Atlanta

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Beijing?

A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 14 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,169 miles (11,538 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 29m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,169 mi

11,538 km · great-circle

Avg speed

797 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Beijing timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+36h

36 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~36d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1708 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1973 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 473 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.