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LAX to PKX: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
6,272 mi
10,094 km · 5,450 nm
12h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,272 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 46m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from PKX?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Beijing (PKX) is 6,272 miles (10,094 km, 5,450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 cheapest way to fly from LAX to PKX?
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