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BEO to SHA: distance & flight time
Lake Macquarie (Lake Macquarie Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,861 mi
7,823 km · 4,224 nm
10h
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BEO — Lake Macquarie Airport · Lake Macquarie, Australia
- 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 BEO
- NTL · Newcastle Airport22 mi away
- CES · Cessnock Airport26 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport67 mi away
- MTL · Maitland Airport27 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 BEO from SHA?
The flight distance from Lake Macquarie (BEO) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,861 miles (7,823 km, 4,224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BEO to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 time difference between Lake Macquarie and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 2 hours behind Lake Macquarie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BEO to SHA?
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