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YCQ to SHA: distance & flight time
Chetwynd (Chetwynd Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,386 mi
8,668 km · 4,681 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,386 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m 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
- YCQ — Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, 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 YCQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport51 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport113 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport131 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 YCQ from SHA?
The flight distance from Chetwynd (YCQ) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,386 miles (8,668 km, 4,681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCQ to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 YCQ to SHA?
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