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SLE to PKX: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
5,538 mi
8,912 km · 4,812 nm
11h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,538 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 19m 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
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, 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 SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 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 SLE from PKX?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Beijing (PKX) is 5,538 miles (8,912 km, 4,812 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 19m 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 SLE to PKX?
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