# Distance from Cocoa Beach (COF) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 13,003 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,003 km / 8,079 mi / 7,021 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 09:46 in Cocoa Beach, it's 21:46 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (PVG is higher than COF)

## Airports

### [Patrick Space Force Base Airport (COF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cof-cocoa-beach-patrick-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-14a3-60a0-983e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cocoa Beach, United States
- ICAO: KCOF
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 28.200000, -80.600000
- Elevation: 8 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 09:46 in Cocoa Beach, it's 21:46 in Shanghai.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Patrick Space Force Base Airport (COF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cof-cocoa-beach-patrick-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-14a3-60a0-983e-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)