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YKN to SHA: distance & flight time
Yankton (Chan Gurney Municipal Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,759 mi
10,877 km · 5,873 nm
13h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,759 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YKN — Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton, United States
- 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 YKN
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport56 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field62 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport64 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport68 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 YKN from SHA?
The flight distance from Yankton (YKN) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,759 miles (10,877 km, 5,873 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKN to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 43m 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 Yankton and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Yankton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKN to SHA?
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