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HTV to SHA: distance & flight time
Huntsville (Huntsville Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,520 mi
12,102 km · 6,535 nm
15h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,520 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 13m 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
- HTV — Huntsville Regional Airport · Huntsville, 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 HTV
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport55 mi away
- CXO · Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport29 mi away
- CFD · Coulter Field44 mi away
- CLL · Easterwood Field47 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 HTV from SHA?
The flight distance from Huntsville (HTV) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,520 miles (12,102 km, 6,535 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTV to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 13m 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 HTV to SHA?
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