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CUH to SHA: distance & flight time
Cushing (Cushing Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,181 mi
11,557 km · 6,240 nm
14h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,181 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 33m 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
- CUH — Cushing Municipal Airport · Cushing, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CUH
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport23 mi away
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport45 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport50 mi away
- TIK · Tinker Air Force Base51 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 CUH from SHA?
The flight distance from Cushing (CUH) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,181 miles (11,557 km, 6,240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CUH to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 33m 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 CUH to SHA?
Nonstop service on CUH–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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cushing and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Cushing.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CUH to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CUH–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CUH to SHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CUH–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.