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ESH to PKX: distance & flight time
Shoreham By Sea (Shoreham Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
5,118 mi
8,237 km · 4,448 nm
10h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,118 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ESH — Shoreham Airport · Shoreham By Sea, United Kingdom
- 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 ESH
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport22 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport44 mi away
- QUG · Chichester/Goodwood Airport20 mi away
- KRH · Redhill Aerodrome27 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 ESH from PKX?
The flight distance from Shoreham By Sea (ESH) to Beijing (PKX) is 5,118 miles (8,237 km, 4,448 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESH to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 30m 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 ESH to PKX?
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