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SMF to NAY: distance & flight time
Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport)
5,893 mi
9,484 km · 5,121 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,893 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
- NAY — Beijing Nanyuan 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 SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Near NAY
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport23 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport68 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMF from NAY?
The flight distance from Sacramento (SMF) to Beijing (NAY) is 5,893 miles (9,484 km, 5,121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMF to NAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 time difference between Sacramento and Beijing?
Beijing is 15 hours ahead of Sacramento.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMF to NAY?
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