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AHJ to SHA: distance & flight time
Ngawa (Hongyuan Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
1,116 mi
1,797 km · 970 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AHJ — Hongyuan Airport · Ngawa, China
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AHJ
- JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport80 mi away
Near SHA
- PVG · Shanghai Pudong International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport55 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport57 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AHJ from SHA?
The flight distance from Ngawa (AHJ) to Shanghai (SHA) is 1,116 miles (1,797 km, 970 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AHJ to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AHJ to SHA?
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