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YQT to PEK: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,123 mi
9,854 km · 5,321 nm
12h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 28m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from PEK?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,123 miles (9,854 km, 5,321 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YQT to PEK?
Nonstop service on YQT–PEK depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Thunder Bay and Beijing?
Beijing is 12 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to PEK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQT–PEK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQT to PEK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQT–PEK tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.