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YCG to PVG: distance & flight time
Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,789 mi
9,316 km · 5,031 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,789 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong 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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YCG from PVG?
The flight distance from Castlegar (YCG) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,789 miles (9,316 km, 5,031 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCG to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m 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 Castlegar and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 15 hours ahead of Castlegar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCG to PVG?
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