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KTW to PVG: distance & flight time
Katowice (Katowice International Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,099 mi
8,207 km · 4,431 nm
10h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,099 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KTW — Katowice International Airport · Katowice, Poland
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong 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 KTW
- KRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport41 mi away
- OSR · Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport69 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport87 mi away
- ILZ · Žilina Airport88 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KTW from PVG?
The flight distance from Katowice (KTW) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,099 miles (8,207 km, 4,431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KTW to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 time difference between Katowice and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Katowice.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KTW to PVG?
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