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CID to PVG: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,959 mi
11,199 km · 6,047 nm
14h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,959 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 7m 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
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong 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 CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from PVG?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,959 miles (11,199 km, 6,047 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 7m 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 Cedar Rapids and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to PVG?
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