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PEK to ALN: distance & flight time
Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) → Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport)
6,727 mi
10,826 km · 5,846 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,727 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m 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
- PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing, China
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PEK from ALN?
The flight distance from Beijing (PEK) to Alton/St Louis (ALN) is 6,727 miles (10,826 km, 5,846 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEK to ALN?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PEK to ALN?
Nonstop service on PEK–ALN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PEK to ALN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PEK–ALN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PEK to ALN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PEK–ALN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.