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PKX to SQL: distance & flight time
Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport) → San Carlos (San Carlos Airport)
5,945 mi
9,567 km · 5,166 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,945 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- PKX — Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing, China
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PKX from SQL?
The flight distance from Beijing (PKX) to San Carlos (SQL) is 5,945 miles (9,567 km, 5,166 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKX to SQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 PKX to SQL?
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