✈ PEK → LAX
12H 42M, 6,237 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Beijing to Los Angeles
From Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia → LAX (LAX), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Beijing
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+32
Asia/Shanghai
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-39h
39 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~27.3d
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.
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