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SLM to SHA: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,408 mi
10,312 km · 5,568 nm
13h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,408 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- 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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 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 SLM from SHA?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,408 miles (10,312 km, 5,568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 2m 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 Salamanca and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to SHA?
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