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COT to PVG: distance & flight time
Cotulla (Cotulla-La Salle County Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,513 mi
12,091 km · 6,529 nm
15h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,513 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 12m 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
- COT — Cotulla-La Salle County Airport · Cotulla, 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 COT
- UVA · Garner Field61 mi away
- LRD · Laredo International Airport65 mi away
- NLD · Quetzalcóatl International Airport73 mi away
- SKF · Lackland Air Force Base75 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 COT from PVG?
The flight distance from Cotulla (COT) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,513 miles (12,091 km, 6,529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COT to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 12m 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 COT to PVG?
Nonstop service on COT–PVG 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 15h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cotulla and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Cotulla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COT to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COT–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COT to PVG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COT–PVG 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.