Distance from Guangzhou to New York City
The great-circle distance between Guangzhou, China and New York City, United States is 12,878 km (8,002 mi · 6,953 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 12,878 km · 8,002 mi · 6,953 nmi
- Initial bearing Guangzhou → New York City
- 6° (N)
- Initial bearing New York City → Guangzhou
- 353° (N)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 15 h 49 min
- Time zones
- Guangzhou UTC+08:00 · New York City UTC-04:00 (-12 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 719 min — the sun rises earlier in Guangzhou
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
- Guangzhou
- 23.1167, 113.2500
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:01 UTC / 11:06 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 10:00 UTC / 00:05 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.