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PVG to PCQ: distance & flight time
Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) → Phongsaly (Boun Neau Airport)
1,392 mi
2,241 km · 1,210 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,392 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Shanghai, China
- PCQ — Boun Neau Airport · Phongsaly, Laos
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near PCQ
- LXG · Luang Namtha Airport57 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport67 mi away
- DIN · Dien Bien Phu Airport73 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PVG from PCQ?
The flight distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Phongsaly (PCQ) is 1,392 miles (2,241 km, 1,210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVG to PCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 cheapest way to fly from PVG to PCQ?
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