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RIL to SHA: distance & flight time
Rifle (Garfield County Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,625 mi
10,663 km · 5,757 nm
13h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,625 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 27m 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
- RIL — Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle, 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 RIL
- EGE · Eagle County Regional Airport44 mi away
- ASE · Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field50 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport51 mi away
- HDN · Yampa Valley Airport71 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 RIL from SHA?
The flight distance from Rifle (RIL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,625 miles (10,663 km, 5,757 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RIL to SHA?
Nonstop service on RIL–SHA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Rifle and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Rifle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIL to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIL–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIL to SHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIL–SHA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.