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PXH to SHA: distance & flight time
Prominent Hill (Prominent Hill Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,311 mi
6,937 km · 3,746 nm
8h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,311 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 55m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PXH — Prominent Hill Airport · Prominent Hill, Australia
- 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 PXH
- CPD · Coober Pedy Airport67 mi away
- OLP · Olympic Dam Airport97 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield125 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 PXH from SHA?
The flight distance from Prominent Hill (PXH) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,311 miles (6,937 km, 3,746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PXH to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 55m 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 Prominent Hill and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1.5 hours behind Prominent Hill.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PXH to SHA?
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