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Frankfurt (FRA) – Beijing (PEK)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,810 km
4,853 mi · 4,217 nm
Flight time
10 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
912 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (539 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
515,204
2024 · +66.9%
Flights / week
41
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
646,716 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from FRA to PEKFRAPEK
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
51°
Heading from PEK
319°
Halfway point
59.47, 69.41
Great-circle km
7,789 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 51,263 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug51.3KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202442,450
Feb 202438,704
Mar 202444,768
Apr 202445,625
May 202439,030
Jun 202442,876
Jul 202450,264
Aug 202451,263
Sep 202446,380
Oct 202445,461
Nov 202435,803
Dec 202432,580
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 204 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJul204AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024177
Feb 2024155
Mar 2024172
Apr 2024184
May 2024170
Jun 2024196
Jul 2024204
Aug 2024202
Sep 2024183
Oct 2024186
Nov 2024138
Dec 2024140

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,789 km.

FRA Frankfurt → PEK Beijing

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

PEK Beijing → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Frankfurt and Beijing

PEKPKX
FRA7,8107,849

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Beijing airports

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

More routes from PEK

Route Distance Passengers
PEK → ICN903 km 449,280 (6 mo)
PEK → CDG8,211 km 534,434
PEK → MUC7,742 km 300,852
PEK → IST7,079 km 260,214
PEK → SFO9,516 km 223,011
PEK → MAD9,227 km 219,397
PEK → LAX10,059 km 187,656
PEK → FCO8,168 km 187,430
PEK → MXP8,114 km 177,690
PEK → JFK11,004 km 162,507

Questions

Frankfurt (FRA) and Beijing (PEK) are 7,810 km (4,853 miles, 4,217 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.