✈ PEK → LAX

12H 42M, 6,237 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
12h 42m
Distance
6,237 mi
Or
10,037 km
Jet lag
15h

Flight from Beijing to Los Angeles

From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Beijing to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 12 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,237 miles (10,037 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

12h 42m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,237 mi

10,037 km · great-circle

Avg speed

790 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Beijing timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-15h

15 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~10.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1485 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1716 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 412 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.