# Distance from Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 9,694 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,694 km / 6,024 mi / 5,235 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 19:49 in Paraparaumu Airport, it's 15:49 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (PVG is lower than PPQ)

## Airports

### [Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppq-paraparaumu-airport/1ef266df-7798-6ee4-be04-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paraparaumu Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZPP
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -40.900000, 174.990000
- Elevation: 22 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 19:49 in Paraparaumu Airport, it's 15:49 in Shanghai.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppq-paraparaumu-airport/1ef266df-7798-6ee4-be04-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)