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IOW to PKX: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
6,562 mi
10,560 km · 5,702 nm
13h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,562 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 20m 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
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, 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 IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 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 IOW from PKX?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Beijing (PKX) is 6,562 miles (10,560 km, 5,702 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 20m 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 IOW to PKX?
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