Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DRA to PVG: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,445 mi
10,372 km · 5,600 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live DRA→PVG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,445 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from PVG?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,445 miles (10,372 km, 5,600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 DRA to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.