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DTW to PEK: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,616 mi
10,647 km · 5,749 nm
13h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,616 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 26m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- PEK — Beijing Capital International 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near PEK
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport23 mi away
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport77 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from PEK?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,616 miles (10,647 km, 5,749 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Detroit and Beijing?
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to PEK?
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