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EMT to SHA: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,498 mi
10,458 km · 5,647 nm
13h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,498 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 12m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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.
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Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from SHA?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,498 miles (10,458 km, 5,647 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 12m 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 EMT to SHA?
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