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UBJ to SHA: distance & flight time
Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi Ube Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
609 mi
980 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- UBJ — Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Yamaguchi, Japan
- 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 UBJ
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport15 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport41 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport53 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station57 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 UBJ from SHA?
The flight distance from Yamaguchi (UBJ) to Shanghai (SHA) is 609 miles (980 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UBJ to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 Yamaguchi and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 1 hour behind Yamaguchi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UBJ to SHA?
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