# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Sado Airport (SDS)

> 1,700 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,700 km / 1,056 mi / 918 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Japan
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 10:03 in Shanghai, it's 11:03 in Sado Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (SDS is higher than PVG)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sado Airport (SDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sds-sado-airport/1ef266df-8c7a-6592-a450-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sado Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJSD
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 38.060000, 138.410000
- Elevation: 88 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:03 in Shanghai, it's 11:03 in Sado Airport.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sado Airport (SDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sds-sado-airport/1ef266df-8c7a-6592-a450-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)