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CSY to SHA: distance & flight time
Cheboksary (Cheboksary Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
3,858 mi
6,209 km · 3,353 nm
8h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,858 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 2m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CSY — Cheboksary Airport · Cheboksary, Russia
- 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 CSY
- JOK · Yoshkar-Ola Airport47 mi away
- KZN · Kazan International Airport82 mi away
- ULY · Ulyanovsk East Airport130 mi away
- ULV · Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport131 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 CSY from SHA?
The flight distance from Cheboksary (CSY) to Shanghai (SHA) is 3,858 miles (6,209 km, 3,353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CSY to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 2m 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 Cheboksary and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Cheboksary.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CSY to SHA?
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