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PEN to PEK: distance & flight time
Penang (Penang International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
2,608 mi
4,198 km · 2,267 nm
5h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
2,608 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 35m 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
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
- 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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 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 PEN from PEK?
The flight distance from Penang (PEN) to Beijing (PEK) is 2,608 miles (4,198 km, 2,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEN to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 35m 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 PEN to PEK?
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