# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Welverdiend (TDT)

> 11,431 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,431 km / 7,103 mi / 6,172 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 14:49 in Shanghai, it's 08:49 in Welverdiend)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,542 ft (TDT 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

### [Tanda Tula Airport (TDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tdt-welverdiend-tanda-tula-airport/1ef266de-d4b5-65ec-a458-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Welverdiend, South Africa
- ICAO: FATD
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -24.530000, 31.300000
- Elevation: 1,555 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 14:49 in Shanghai, it's 08:49 in Welverdiend.
With a 6-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)
- [Tanda Tula Airport (TDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tdt-welverdiend-tanda-tula-airport/1ef266de-d4b5-65ec-a458-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)