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)

Departure
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)

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.

JourneyDurationAirline
JFK ➝ PEK  
14 hours Air China
JFK ➝ PEK  
13 hours 30 minutes Air China
JFK ➝ PEK  
13 hours 50 minutes Air China
JFK ➝ PEK  
13 hours 30 minutes Air China
JFK ➝ PEK  
14 hours 5 minutes United Airlines

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 Washington, DC • JFK to PEK via IAD

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, United States on JetBlue Airways flight is 18 hours 10 minutes

JFK to IAD
1 hr 15 mins
IAD
 Waiting Time
3 hrs 20 mins
IAD to PEK
13 hrs 35 mins
Total Duration:
18 hrs 10 mins

Flight time from New York to Beijing via Wuhan • JFK to PEK via WUH

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Tianhe International Airport, China on China Southern Airlines flight is 19 hours

JFK to WUH
14 hrs 40 mins
WUH
 Waiting Time
2 hrs 20 mins
WUH to PEK
2 hrs
Total Duration:
19 hrs

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

JourneyDestination AirportsDurationStops
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 : Fri, 3 Jul, 2026,
New York Timezone: EDT (-04:00)

12:06 AM

Current time in Beijing, China :, Fri, 3 Jul, 2026,
Beijing Timezone: CST (+08:00)

12:06 PM

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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