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ECP to PVG: distance & flight time
Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,818 mi
12,581 km · 6,793 nm
15h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,818 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 48m 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
- ECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City, 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 ECP
- PFN · Panama City-Bay Co International Airport12 mi away
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base24 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport40 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport44 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 ECP from PVG?
The flight distance from Panama City (ECP) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,818 miles (12,581 km, 6,793 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECP to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 48m 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 Panama City and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ECP to PVG?
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