# Distance from Gavle / Sandviken (GVX) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 7,779 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,779 km / 4,834 mi / 4,200 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 06:09 in Gavle / Sandviken, it's 12:09 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 211 ft (PVG is lower than GVX)

## Airports

### [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gavle / Sandviken, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSK
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 60.590000, 16.950000
- Elevation: 224 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:09 in Gavle / Sandviken, it's 12:09 in Shanghai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
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