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MOB to SHA: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,742 mi
12,459 km · 6,727 nm
15h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,742 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 39m 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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.
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Near MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 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 MOB from SHA?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,742 miles (12,459 km, 6,727 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 39m 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 Mobile and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to SHA?
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