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FEL to SHA: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,459 mi
8,786 km · 4,744 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- 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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 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 FEL from SHA?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,459 miles (8,786 km, 4,744 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 Fuerstenfeldbruck and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to SHA?
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