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YPL to SHA: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
6,413 mi
10,321 km · 5,573 nm
13h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,413 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 3m 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle 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 YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 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 YPL from SHA?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Shanghai (SHA) is 6,413 miles (10,321 km, 5,573 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 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 time difference between Pickle Lake and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to SHA?
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