Air ChinaCA100% on time
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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Beijing (PEK): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,979 km, an estimated 14 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Beijing. Updated 13 September 2026 at 10:54 UTC.
JFK
New York
smooth · +0
PEK
Beijing
smooth · +0
10,979 km · ~14h 35m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 6 operated JFK → PEK flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~14h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at JFK: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +20 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the New York to Beijing route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK to PEK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/JFK-PEK
JFK to PEK questions
Is JFK–PEK running on time right now?
Some delays possible. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from JFK to PEK?
Great-circle distance is 10,979 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 805–971 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does JFK–PEK fly?
Air China runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at JFK and arrival-side delay at PEK, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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