# Distance from Kotakoli Airport (KLI) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 10,729 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,729 km / 6,667 mi / 5,793 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 279° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 15:35 in Kotakoli Airport, it's 22:35 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,788 ft (PVG is lower than KLI)

## Airports

### [Kotakoli Airport (KLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kli-kotakoli-airport/1ef266de-e36f-6c4a-bd65-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kotakoli Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZFP
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 4.160000, 21.650000
- Elevation: 1,801 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 15:35 in Kotakoli Airport, it's 22:35 in Shanghai.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotakoli Airport (KLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kli-kotakoli-airport/1ef266de-e36f-6c4a-bd65-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)