# Distance from Ndolo Airport (NLO) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 11,823 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,823 km / 7,347 mi / 6,384 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 22:33 in Ndolo Airport, it's 05:33 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 902 ft (PVG is lower than NLO)

## Airports

### [Ndolo Airport (NLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlo-ndolo-airport/1ef266de-e1b6-6598-8d8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ndolo Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAB
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.330000, 15.330000
- Elevation: 915 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 22:33 in Ndolo Airport, it's 05:33 in Shanghai.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ndolo Airport (NLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlo-ndolo-airport/1ef266de-e1b6-6598-8d8a-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)