What is the distance from New York to Beijing?

The great-circle distance from New York to Beijing is 6,821 miles (10,978 km).

What is the time difference between New York and Beijing?

Beijing is 12 hours ahead of New York.

How much CO₂ does a flight from New York to Beijing produce?

A nonstop flight from New York to Beijing emits about 1625 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.6× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ JFK → PEK

NEW YORK → BEIJING IN 13H 49M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time: 13h 49m

Distance: 6,821 mi

Or: 10,978 km

Jet lag: 12h

Flight from New York to Beijing

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

↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → New York

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.

✈ 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.

NEW YORK → BEIJING IN 13H 49M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight from New York to Beijing

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