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SHA to KET: distance & flight time
Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport) → Kengtung (Kengtung Airport)
1,505 mi
2,421 km · 1,307 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHA from KET?
The flight distance from Shanghai (SHA) to Kengtung (KET) is 1,505 miles (2,421 km, 1,307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHA to KET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 Shanghai and Kengtung?
Kengtung is 1.5 hours behind Shanghai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHA to KET?
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