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OLV to SHA: distance & flight time
Olive Branch (Olive Branch Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,437 mi
11,969 km · 6,463 nm
15h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,437 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 3m 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
- OLV — Olive Branch Airport · Olive Branch, 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 OLV
- MEM · Memphis International Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport27 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport38 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport43 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 OLV from SHA?
The flight distance from Olive Branch (OLV) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,437 miles (11,969 km, 6,463 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OLV to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 3m 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 Olive Branch and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Olive Branch.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OLV to SHA?
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