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ESB to NAY: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport)
4,236 mi
6,818 km · 3,681 nm
8h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
- 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 ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 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 ESB from NAY?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Beijing (NAY) is 4,236 miles (6,818 km, 3,681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to NAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 46m 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 Ankara and Beijing?
Beijing is 5 hours ahead of Ankara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESB to NAY?
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