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PLV to SHA: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,485 mi
7,219 km · 3,898 nm
9h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,485 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 16m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
- 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 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 PLV from SHA?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,485 miles (7,219 km, 3,898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 16m 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 Poltava and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Poltava.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLV to SHA?
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