# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Tiputini (TPN)

> 16,177 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,177 km / 10,052 mi / 8,735 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 01:30 in Shanghai, it's 12:30 in Tiputini)
- **Elevation difference**: 984 ft (TPN 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

### [Tiputini Airport (TPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpn-tiputini-tiputini-airport/1ef266df-a5b3-6860-8d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiputini, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETI
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.780000, -75.530000
- Elevation: 997 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 01:30 in Shanghai, it's 12:30 in Tiputini.
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)
- [Tiputini Airport (TPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpn-tiputini-tiputini-airport/1ef266df-a5b3-6860-8d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)