# Distance from Pakuba Airport (PAF) to Beijing (PEK)

> 9,427 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,427 km / 5,858 mi / 5,090 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:33 in Pakuba Airport, it's 15:33 in Beijing)
- **Elevation difference**: 116 ft (PEK is higher than PAF)

## Airports

### [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pakuba Airport, Uganda
- ICAO: HUPA
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.200000, 31.550000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pek-beijing-beijing-capital-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e08-61e4-8615-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beijing, China
- ICAO: ZBAA
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 40.080000, 116.580000
- Elevation: 116 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:33 in Pakuba Airport, it's 15:33 in Beijing.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pek-beijing-beijing-capital-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e08-61e4-8615-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)