PEK → JFKBeijing to New York

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Direct flights from Beijing (PEK) to New York (JFK): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 73 minutes early. 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 Beijing and New York. Updated 2 November 2026 at 19:47 UTC.

PEK Beijing smooth · +12
JFK New York smooth · +0
10,979 km · ~14h 35m est.
departs 19:455x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 5 tracked PEK → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −73 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−73 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~14h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air ChinaCA100% on time

Flights CA981 varies Mo We Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02CA981departed+13
11-01CA981dep +20 → arr−73
10-31CA981dep +22 → arr−68
10-29CA981dep +37 → arr−42
10-28CA981dep +11 → arr−79
10-26CA981dep +21 → arr−89

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
PEKBeijing +12 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full PEK delay board →
JFKNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 8 kt Full JFK delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at JFK: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Beijing to New York route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PEK to JFK 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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PEK to JFK questions

Is PEK–JFK running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PEK is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PEK to JFK?

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 PEK–JFK fly?

Air China runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, sat). 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 PEK and arrival-side delay at JFK, 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.