# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Thanjavur (TJV)

> 4,940 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,940 km / 3,070 mi / 2,667 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → India
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 15:19 in Shanghai, it's 12:49 in Thanjavur)
- **Elevation difference**: 240 ft (TJV 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

### [Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjv-thanjavur-tanjore-air-force-base/1ef266df-f40a-643c-b301-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thanjavur, India
- ICAO: VOTJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 10.720000, 79.100000
- Elevation: 253 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 15:19 in Shanghai, it's 12:49 in Thanjavur.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjv-thanjavur-tanjore-air-force-base/1ef266df-f40a-643c-b301-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)