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PWK to PKX: distance & flight time
Chicago-Wheeling (Chicago Executive Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
6,595 mi
10,613 km · 5,731 nm
13h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,595 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 24m 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
- PWK — Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago-Wheeling, 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 PWK
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport9 mi away
- UGN · Waukegan National Airport21 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport23 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport23 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 PWK from PKX?
The flight distance from Chicago-Wheeling (PWK) to Beijing (PKX) is 6,595 miles (10,613 km, 5,731 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PWK to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 24m 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 PWK to PKX?
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