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HUN to SHA: distance & flight time
Hualien (Hualien Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
496 mi
798 km · 431 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
496 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- HUN — Hualien Airport · Hualien, Taiwan
- 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 HUN
- TXG · Taichung Airport62 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport65 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base70 mi away
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport72 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 HUN from SHA?
The flight distance from Hualien (HUN) to Shanghai (SHA) is 496 miles (798 km, 431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HUN to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 HUN to SHA?
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