# Distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 7,024 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,024 km / 4,364 mi / 3,792 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → China
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 15:23 in Kirkuk, it's 20:23 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,048 ft (PVG is lower than KIK)

## Airports

### [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkuk, Iraq
- ICAO: ORKK
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.470000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,061 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 15:23 in Kirkuk, it's 20:23 in Shanghai.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-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)