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SRT to SHA: distance & flight time
Soroti (Soroti Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,021 mi
9,691 km · 5,232 nm
12h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,021 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SRT — Soroti Airport · Soroti, Uganda
- 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 SRT
- KTL · Kitale Airport106 mi away
- ULU · Gulu Airport119 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport129 mi away
- EBB · Entebbe International Airport142 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 SRT from SHA?
The flight distance from Soroti (SRT) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,021 miles (9,691 km, 5,232 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SRT to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 Soroti and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 5 hours ahead of Soroti.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SRT to SHA?
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