# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Shire (SHC)

> 8,600 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,600 km / 5,343 mi / 4,643 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 15:30 in Shanghai, it's 10:30 in Shire)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,194 ft (SHC 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

### [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shire, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HASR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.080000, 38.270000
- Elevation: 6,207 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:30 in Shanghai, it's 10:30 in Shire.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)