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SSN to SHA: distance & flight time
Seoul East (Seoul Air Base (K-16)) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
543 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SSN — Seoul Air Base (K-16) · Seoul East, South Korea
- 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 SSN
- ICN · Incheon International Airport36 mi away
- SWU · Suwon Airport15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport19 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base25 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 SSN from SHA?
The flight distance from Seoul East (SSN) to Shanghai (SHA) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSN to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SSN to SHA?
Nonstop service on SSN–SHA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 39m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Seoul East and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Seoul East.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSN to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SSN–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SSN to SHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SSN–SHA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.