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PNL to SHA: distance & flight time
Pantelleria (Pantelleria Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,888 mi
9,476 km · 5,117 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,888 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PNL — Pantelleria Airport · Pantelleria, Italy
- 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 PNL
- TPS · Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi81 mi away
- TUN · Tunis Carthage International Airport96 mi away
- LMP · Lampedusa Airport98 mi away
- NBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport99 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 PNL from SHA?
The flight distance from Pantelleria (PNL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,888 miles (9,476 km, 5,117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PNL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 Pantelleria and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Pantelleria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PNL to SHA?
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