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OTM to PVG: distance & flight time
Ottumwa (Ottumwa Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,987 mi
11,245 km · 6,072 nm
14h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- OTM — Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa, 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 OTM
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport70 mi away
- IRK · Kirksville Regional Airport70 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 OTM from PVG?
The flight distance from Ottumwa (OTM) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,987 miles (11,245 km, 6,072 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTM to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 cheapest way to fly from OTM to PVG?
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