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PIT to PVG: distance & flight time
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,290 mi
11,733 km · 6,335 nm
14h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,290 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 46m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 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 PIT from PVG?
The flight distance from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,290 miles (11,733 km, 6,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIT to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 46m 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 Pittsburgh and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of Pittsburgh.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIT to PVG?
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