Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LNK to SHA: distance & flight time
Lincoln (Lincoln Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,896 mi
11,098 km · 5,993 nm
13h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
See live LNK→SHA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,896 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LNK — Lincoln Airport · Lincoln, United States
- 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LNK
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport43 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base48 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield55 mi away
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport59 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 LNK from SHA?
The flight distance from Lincoln (LNK) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,896 miles (11,098 km, 5,993 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LNK to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 59m 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 Lincoln and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LNK to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LNK–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.