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BUT to SHA: distance & flight time
Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
1,853 mi
2,982 km · 1,610 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
- 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 BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 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 BUT from SHA?
The flight distance from Jakar (BUT) to Shanghai (SHA) is 1,853 miles (2,982 km, 1,610 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUT to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 cheapest way to fly from BUT to SHA?
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