# Distance from Kirkenes (KKN) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 6,853 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,853 km / 4,258 mi / 3,700 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 08:03 in Kirkenes, it's 14:03 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 270 ft (PVG is lower than KKN)

## Airports

### [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkenes, Norway
- ICAO: ENKR
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates: 69.730000, 29.890000
- Elevation: 283 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 08:03 in Kirkenes, it's 14:03 in Shanghai.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)