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YLR to SHA: distance & flight time
Leaf Rapids (Leaf Rapids Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,911 mi
9,513 km · 5,137 nm
12h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,911 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 3m 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
- YLR — Leaf Rapids Airport · Leaf Rapids, 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 YLR
- XSI · South Indian Lake Airport45 mi away
- YYL · Lynn Lake Airport48 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport72 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport95 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 YLR from SHA?
The flight distance from Leaf Rapids (YLR) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,911 miles (9,513 km, 5,137 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLR to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 3m 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 YLR to SHA?
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