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ARD to SHA: distance & flight time
Alor Island (Mali Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
2,726 mi
4,387 km · 2,369 nm
5h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
2,726 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 49m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ARD — Mali Airport · Alor Island, Indonesia
- 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 ARD
- DIL · Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport70 mi away
- UAI · Suai Airport94 mi away
- BCH · Cakung Airport126 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 ARD from SHA?
The flight distance from Alor Island (ARD) to Shanghai (SHA) is 2,726 miles (4,387 km, 2,369 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ARD to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 49m 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 ARD to SHA?
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