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PVU to SHA: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,448 mi
10,378 km · 5,604 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,448 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, United States
- 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 PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 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 PVU from SHA?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,448 miles (10,378 km, 5,604 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 Provo and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Provo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to SHA?
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