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TVF to PVG: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
6,480 mi
10,429 km · 5,631 nm
13h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, 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 TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from PVG?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Shanghai (PVG) is 6,480 miles (10,429 km, 5,631 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 10m 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 Thief River Falls and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Thief River Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVF to PVG?
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