# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Shelbyville (SYI)

> 12,031 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,031 km / 7,476 mi / 6,496 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 03:55 in Shanghai, it's 14:55 in Shelbyville)
- **Elevation difference**: 787 ft (SYI 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

### [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelbyville, United States
- ICAO: KSYI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.600000, -86.400000
- Elevation: 800 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 03:55 in Shanghai, it's 14:55 in Shelbyville.
With a 13-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)
- [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)