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LGB to PVG: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,488 mi
10,442 km · 5,638 nm
13h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,488 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from PVG?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,488 miles (10,442 km, 5,638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 11m 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 Long Beach and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to PVG?
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