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BIS to SHA: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,446 mi
10,373 km · 5,601 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,446 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 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 BIS from SHA?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,446 miles (10,373 km, 5,601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 Bismarck and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to SHA?
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