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CIU to NAY: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport)
6,354 mi
10,226 km · 5,522 nm
12h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,354 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 56m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
- NAY — Beijing Nanyuan Airport · Beijing, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 mi away
Near NAY
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport23 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport68 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CIU from NAY?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Beijing (NAY) is 6,354 miles (10,226 km, 5,522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to NAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CIU to NAY?
Nonstop service on CIU–NAY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sault Ste Marie and Beijing?
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Sault Ste Marie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CIU to NAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CIU–NAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CIU to NAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CIU–NAY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.