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RSL to PVG: distance & flight time
Russell (Russell Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,940 mi
11,169 km · 6,031 nm
14h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,940 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 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 RSL from PVG?
The flight distance from Russell (RSL) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,940 miles (11,169 km, 6,031 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RSL to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 4m 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 RSL to PVG?
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