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DCU to PVG: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,521 mi
12,104 km · 6,536 nm
15h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,521 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from PVG?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,521 miles (12,104 km, 6,536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 13m 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 cheapest way to fly from DCU to PVG?
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