# Distance from Kabinda (KBN) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 11,056 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,056 km / 6,870 mi / 5,970 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:25 in Kabinda, it's 21:25 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,753 ft (PVG is lower than KBN)

## Airports

### [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabinda, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWT
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.130000, 24.480000
- Elevation: 2,766 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 15:25 in Kabinda, it's 21:25 in Shanghai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tunta Airport (KBN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbn-kabinda-tunta-airport/1ef266de-e611-68cc-b6f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)