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Guangzhou (CAN) to Beijing (PEK) distance

The great-circle distance from Guangzhou to Beijing is 1,016 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

CANPEK

Route facts

From
ChinaGuangzhou (CAN)
To
ChinaBeijing (PEK)
Time difference
Beijing and Guangzhou are on the same time
Midpoint
31.75° N, 114.80° E
Heading from CAN
9° north
Heading from PEK
190° south

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see CAN-PEK on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.