✈ PEK → JFK
13H 49M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,821 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Beijing to New York
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Beijing to New York?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to New York (JFK) takes about 13 hours 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,821 miles (10,978 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 49m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,821 mi
10,978 km · great-circle
Avg speed
794 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.