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HZP to SHA: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,586 mi
8,990 km · 4,854 nm
11h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,586 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 25m 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from SHA?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,586 miles (8,990 km, 4,854 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 25m 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 HZP to SHA?
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