✈ JFK → PEK
13H 49M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from New York to Beijing
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
How long is the flight from New York to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Beijing (PEK) 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
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Beijing timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
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.