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CDT to SHA: distance & flight time
Castellón de la Plana (Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,236 mi
10,037 km · 5,419 nm
12h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,236 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CDT — Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CDT
- VLC · Valencia Airport58 mi away
- TEV · Teruel Airport69 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base86 mi away
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport129 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 CDT from SHA?
The flight distance from Castellón de la Plana (CDT) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,236 miles (10,037 km, 5,419 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDT to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 42m 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 CDT to SHA?
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