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YQU to SHA: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,491 mi
8,837 km · 4,772 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m 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
- 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 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 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 YQU from SHA?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,491 miles (8,837 km, 4,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 SHA?
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