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SPA to SHA: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
7,624 mi
12,270 km · 6,625 nm
15h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,624 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from SHA?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Shanghai (SHA) is 7,624 miles (12,270 km, 6,625 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 cheapest way to fly from SPA to SHA?
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