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WBU to PEK: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,307 mi
10,150 km · 5,481 nm
12h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,307 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 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 WBU from PEK?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,307 miles (10,150 km, 5,481 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 50m 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 Boulder and Beijing?
Beijing is 14 hours ahead of Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to PEK?
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