✈ PEK → JFK

13H 49M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,821 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
13h 49m
Distance
6,821 mi
Or
10,978 km
Jet lag
36h

Flight from Beijing to New York

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

↔ Flying the other way? New York → Beijing

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+32

Asia/Shanghai

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-36h

36 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~25.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1625 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1877 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 450 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.