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TVF to SHP: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
5,969 mi
9,606 km · 5,187 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,969 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 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
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, 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 SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TVF from SHP?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 5,969 miles (9,606 km, 5,187 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 13 hours ahead of Thief River Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVF to SHP?
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