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DTW to PKX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
6,656 mi
10,712 km · 5,784 nm
13h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,656 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 31m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- PKX — Beijing Daxing 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 PKX
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport57 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from PKX?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Beijing (PKX) is 6,656 miles (10,712 km, 5,784 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 31m 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 cheapest way to fly from DTW to PKX?
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