# Distance from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 11,755 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,755 km / 7,304 mi / 6,347 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 11:50 in Windsor Locks, it's 23:50 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 160 ft (PVG is lower than BDL)

## Airports

### [Bradley International Airport (BDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdl-windsor-locks-bradley-international-airport/1ef266df-1014-6aa2-bf34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Windsor Locks, United States
- ICAO: KBDL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.940000, -72.680000
- Elevation: 173 ft

### [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shanghai, China
- ICAO: ZSPD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 31.140000, 121.810000
- Elevation: 13 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:50 in Windsor Locks, it's 23:50 in Shanghai.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bradley International Airport (BDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdl-windsor-locks-bradley-international-airport/1ef266df-1014-6aa2-bf34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)