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GZI to SHA: distance & flight time
Ghazni (Ghazni Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
3,059 mi
4,923 km · 2,658 nm
6h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,059 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 28m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GZI — Ghazni Airport · Ghazni, Afghanistan
- 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 GZI
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip37 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base47 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport85 mi away
- KHT · Khost Airport90 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 GZI from SHA?
The flight distance from Ghazni (GZI) to Shanghai (SHA) is 3,059 miles (4,923 km, 2,658 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GZI to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 28m 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 GZI to SHA?
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