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POE to PVG: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
7,566 mi
12,177 km · 6,575 nm
15h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,566 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from PVG?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Shanghai (PVG) is 7,566 miles (12,177 km, 6,575 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 18m 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 Fort Polk and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to PVG?
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