# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Tapini (TPI)

> 5,146 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,146 km / 3,198 mi / 2,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 144° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:26 in Shanghai, it's 23:26 in Tapini)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,087 ft (TPI 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

### [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tapini, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.360000, 146.990000
- Elevation: 3,100 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 21:26 in Shanghai, it's 23:26 in Tapini.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tapini Airport (TPI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpi-tapini-tapini-airport/1ef266de-9c2e-637c-b62c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)