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ZGF to SHA: distance & flight time
Grand Forks (Grand Forks Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport)
5,788 mi
9,315 km · 5,029 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,788 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m 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
- ZGF — Grand Forks Airport · Grand Forks, 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 ZGF
- YZZ · Trail Airport37 mi away
- YCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport41 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport61 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport78 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 ZGF from SHA?
The flight distance from Grand Forks (ZGF) to Shanghai (SHA) is 5,788 miles (9,315 km, 5,029 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZGF to SHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m 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 ZGF to SHA?
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