Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSN to SHA: distance & flight time
Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,946 mi
11,178 km · 6,035 nm
14h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
See live MSN→SHA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,946 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 5m 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 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 MSN from SHA?
The flight distance from Madison (MSN) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,946 miles (11,178 km, 6,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSN to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 5m 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 Madison and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Madison.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSN to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSN–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.