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PLO to SHP: distance & flight time
Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
5,254 mi
8,456 km · 4,566 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,254 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 mi away
Near SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PLO from SHP?
The flight distance from Port Lincoln (PLO) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 5,254 miles (8,456 km, 4,566 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLO to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Port Lincoln and Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 1.5 hours behind Port Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLO to SHP?
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