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SOT to SHA: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
4,365 mi
7,025 km · 3,793 nm
9h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,365 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- SHA — Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 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 SOT from SHA?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Shanghai (SHA) is 4,365 miles (7,025 km, 3,793 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 Sodankyla and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Sodankyla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOT to SHA?
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