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YBS to SHA: distance & flight time
Musselwhite Mine (Opapimiskan Lake Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,339 mi
10,201 km · 5,508 nm
12h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,339 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YBS — Opapimiskan Lake Airport · Musselwhite Mine, Canada
- 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 YBS
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport36 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport46 mi away
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport50 mi away
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport77 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 YBS from SHA?
The flight distance from Musselwhite Mine (YBS) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,339 miles (10,201 km, 5,508 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBS to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 54m 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 cheapest way to fly from YBS to SHA?
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