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MSL to PVG: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,499 mi
12,068 km · 6,516 nm
15h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,499 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 10m 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
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 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 MSL from PVG?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,499 miles (12,068 km, 6,516 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 10m 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 Muscle Shoals and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to PVG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSL–PVG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.