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ALN to SHA: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,191 mi
11,573 km · 6,249 nm
14h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,191 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 34m 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, 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.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 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 ALN from SHA?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,191 miles (11,573 km, 6,249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 34m 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 ALN to SHA?
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