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YZY to SHA: distance & flight time
Zhangye (Zhangye Ganzhou Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
1,278 mi
2,057 km · 1,111 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,278 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YZY — Zhangye Ganzhou Airport · Zhangye, China
- 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 YZY
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport92 mi away
- JGN · Jiayuguan Airport144 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 YZY from SHA?
The flight distance from Zhangye (YZY) to Shanghai (SHA) is 1,278 miles (2,057 km, 1,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YZY to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m 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 YZY to SHA?
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