Given below is the flight time from New York, United States to Beijing, China. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Beijing from New York by air. The nearest airport to New York is John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and the nearest airport to Beijing is Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)

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New York Arrival
Beijing

Flight time from New York to Beijing is 13 hours 30 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from JFK to PEK is 13 hours 30 minutes (Operated by Air China)

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Non-stop flight time is around 13 hours to 15 hours .

One-stop flights and connecting flights can take anywhere between 18 hours to 20 hours hours depending on the layover city.

Non-stop flight time from United States (JFK) to China (PEK) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from New York arrive at Beijing Capital International AirportNanyuan Airport. Beijing is served by 2 international airports.

Journey	Duration	Airline
JFK ➝ PEK	14 hours 5 minutes	United Airlines
JFK ➝ PEK	13 hours 30 minutes	Air China
JFK ➝ PEK	13 hours 50 minutes	Air China
JFK ➝ PEK	14 hours 5 minutes	Air China
JFK ➝ PEK	13 hours 30 minutes	Air China

Number of Airports in Beijing : 2 International Airport
Number of Airports in New York : 2 International Airport

Distance Between New York, United States & Beijing, China is 10980 Kilo Meters

Flight time from New York to Beijing via Seoul • JFK to PEK via ICN

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Incheon International Airport, South Korea on Korean Air flight is 19 hours 15 minutes

JFK to ICN
14 hrs 25 mins

ICN
Waiting Time
2 hrs 35 mins

ICN to PEK
2 hrs 15 mins

Total Duration:
19 hrs 15 mins

Flight time from New York to Beijing via Shanghai • JFK to PEK via PVG

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Pu Dong Airport, China on China Eastern Airlines flight is 19 hours 25 minutes

JFK to PVG
15 hrs

PVG
Waiting Time
1 hr 50 mins

PVG to PEK
2 hrs 35 mins

Total Duration:
19 hrs 25 mins

Flight time from New York, United States to airports near Beijing, China

Direct flight and one stop flight time from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York to airports nearest to Beijing is given in the table below

Journey	Destination Airports	Duration	Stops
JFK - TSN	Tianjin, Tianjin Binhai International Airport	22 hrs 50 mins	1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between New York and Beijing

American Airlines
Alaska Airlines
Air China
China Eastern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Delta Air Lines
JetBlue Airways
United Airlines
Xiamen Airlines

New York time is 12 hours behind Beijing

	Current time in New York, United States : Thu, 14 May, 2026, New York Timezone: EDT (-04:00)	01:46 PM
	Current time in Beijing, China :, Fri, 15 May, 2026, Beijing Timezone: CST (+08:00)	01:46 AM

Flight Time between New York & Beijing • JFK - PEK Flight Duration

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JFK to PEK Flight - New York Airport to Beijing Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of New York Airport & Beijing Airport. Know the flight direction and New York to Beijing flight path

New York - Lat: 40.6444, Long: -73.7827
Beijing - Lat: 40.0754, Long: 116.592

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