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WBU to SHP: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
6,226 mi
10,020 km · 5,410 nm
12h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,226 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 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 WBU from SHP?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 6,226 miles (10,020 km, 5,410 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 40m 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 Boulder and Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 14 hours ahead of Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to SHP?
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