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DET to PVG: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,116 mi
11,452 km · 6,184 nm
14h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,116 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 25m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from PVG?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,116 miles (11,452 km, 6,184 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 25m 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 Detroit and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to PVG?
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