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SHA to KWL: distance & flight time
Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport) → Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport)
802 mi
1,290 km · 697 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
802 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, China
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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHA from KWL?
The flight distance from Shanghai (SHA) to Guilin (KWL) is 802 miles (1,290 km, 697 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHA to KWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 SHA to KWL?
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