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SPG to PVG: distance & flight time
St. Petersburg (Albert Whitted Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
8,060 mi
12,971 km · 7,004 nm
16h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,060 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 16m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SPG — Albert Whitted Airport · St. Petersburg, United States
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong 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 SPG
- TPA · Tampa International Airport16 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport15 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPG from PVG?
The flight distance from St. Petersburg (SPG) to Shanghai (PVG) is 8,060 miles (12,971 km, 7,004 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPG to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 16m 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 St. Petersburg and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of St. Petersburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SPG to PVG?
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