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PAO to PKX: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
5,952 mi
9,579 km · 5,172 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from PKX?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Beijing (PKX) is 5,952 miles (9,579 km, 5,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m 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 PAO to PKX?
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