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CID to SHA: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,967 mi
11,212 km · 6,054 nm
14h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,967 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 8m 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
- 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 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 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 CID from SHA?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,967 miles (11,212 km, 6,054 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CID to SHA?
Nonstop service on CID–SHA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 14h 8m nonstop estimate.
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 SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to SHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–SHA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.