# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Spokane (SKA)

> 9,440 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,440 km / 5,866 mi / 5,097 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:07 in Shanghai, it's 20:07 in Spokane)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,449 ft (SKA 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

### [Fairchild Afb Airport (SKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ska-spokane-fairchild-afb-airport/1ef266df-38ac-692e-a4b5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spokane, United States
- ICAO: KSKA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.620000, -117.660000
- Elevation: 2,462 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 11:07 in Shanghai, it's 20:07 in Spokane.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Fairchild Afb Airport (SKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ska-spokane-fairchild-afb-airport/1ef266df-38ac-692e-a4b5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)