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JAM to SHA: distance & flight time
Yambol (Bezmer Air Base) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,034 mi
8,101 km · 4,374 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,034 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m 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
- JAM — Bezmer Air Base · Yambol, Bulgaria
- 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 JAM
- SZR · Stara Zagora Airport36 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport58 mi away
- BOJ · Burgas Airport60 mi away
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport81 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 JAM from SHA?
The flight distance from Yambol (JAM) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,034 miles (8,101 km, 4,374 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAM to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m 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 JAM to SHA?
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