✈ PEK → ATL
14H 29M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Beijing to Atlanta
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Beijing to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Beijing (PEK) to Atlanta (ATL) 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
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Atlanta 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.