# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Spartanburg (SPA)

> 12,260 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,260 km / 7,618 mi / 6,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 19:23 in Shanghai, it's 07:23 in Spartanburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 789 ft (SPA 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

### [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spartanburg, United States
- ICAO: KSPA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.920000, -81.960000
- Elevation: 802 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 19:23 in Shanghai, it's 07:23 in Spartanburg.
With a 12-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)
- [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)