Distance from Beijing to Buenos Aires

The great-circle distance between Beijing, China and Buenos Aires, Argentina is 19,267 km (11,972 mi · 10,403 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
19,267 km · 11,972 mi · 10,403 nmi
Initial bearing Beijing → Buenos Aires
320° (NW)
Initial bearing Buenos Aires → Beijing
37° (NE)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 23 h 20 min
Time zones
Beijing UTC+08:00 · Buenos Aires UTC-03:00 (-11 h)
Sunrise gap today
802 min — the sun rises earlier in Beijing

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Beijing
39.9075, 116.3972
Sunrise / sunset today
21:20 UTC / 11:22 UTC
Buenos Aires
-34.6131, -58.3772
Sunrise / sunset today
10:42 UTC / 21:18 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.