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MSL to PEK: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
7,042 mi
11,333 km · 6,119 nm
14h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,042 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 16m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, United States
- PEK — Beijing Capital 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 mi away
Near PEK
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport23 mi away
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport77 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSL from PEK?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Beijing (PEK) is 7,042 miles (11,333 km, 6,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 16m 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 Muscle Shoals and Beijing?
Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to PEK?
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