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YQU to PVG: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
5,480 mi
8,820 km · 4,762 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, Canada
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Near PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQU from PVG?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Shanghai (PVG) is 5,480 miles (8,820 km, 4,762 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 Grande Prairie and Shanghai?
Shanghai is 14 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to PVG?
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