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UTC to SHA: distance & flight time
Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,509 mi
8,866 km · 4,787 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,509 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
- 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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 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 UTC from SHA?
The flight distance from Soesterberg (UTC) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,509 miles (8,866 km, 4,787 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UTC to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Soesterberg and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 6 hours ahead of Soesterberg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UTC to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UTC–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.