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GEC to SHA: distance & flight time
Geçitkale (Lefkoniko Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,896 mi
7,879 km · 4,254 nm
10h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,896 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GEC — Lefkoniko Airport · Geçitkale, Cyprus
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao 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
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Near GEC
- ECN · Ercan International Airport14 mi away
- LCA · Larnaca International Airport26 mi away
- AKT · RAF Akrotiri61 mi away
- PFO · Paphos International Airport79 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 GEC from SHA?
The flight distance from Geçitkale (GEC) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,896 miles (7,879 km, 4,254 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GEC to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 4m 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 GEC to SHA?
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