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SAW to SHA: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,944 mi
7,957 km · 4,297 nm
10h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- 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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 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 SAW from SHA?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,944 miles (7,957 km, 4,297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 10m 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 Istanbul and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Istanbul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAW to SHA?
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