# Distance from Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) to Shenzhen (SZX)

> 9,470 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,470 km / 5,884 mi / 5,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 13:27 in Paraparaumu Airport, it's 09:27 in Shenzhen)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (SZX 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

### [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shenzhen, China
- ICAO: ZGSZ
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 22.640000, 113.810000
- 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 13:27 in Paraparaumu Airport, it's 09:27 in Shenzhen.
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)
- [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szx-shenzhen-shenzhen-baoan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ea0-675a-a1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)