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YEL to SHA: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,875 mi
11,064 km · 5,974 nm
13h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,875 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 57m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from SHA?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,875 miles (11,064 km, 5,974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YEL to SHA?
Nonstop service on YEL–SHA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 13h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between ELLIOT LAKE and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 12 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to SHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–SHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YEL to SHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–SHA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.