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ALE to SHA: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,258 mi
11,681 km · 6,307 nm
14h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,258 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 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 ALE from SHA?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,258 miles (11,681 km, 6,307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 42m 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 ALE to SHA?
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