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YIP to PKX: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Daxing International Airport)
6,652 mi
10,705 km · 5,780 nm
13h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,652 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 31m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from PKX?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Beijing (PKX) is 6,652 miles (10,705 km, 5,780 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to PKX?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 31m 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 YIP to PKX?
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