# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Sewanee (UOS)

> 12,089 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,089 km / 7,512 mi / 6,528 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 03:33 in Shanghai, it's 14:33 in Sewanee)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,940 ft (UOS 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

### [Franklin County Airport (UOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uos-sewanee-franklin-county-airport/1ef266df-3e16-6bda-9371-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sewanee, United States
- ICAO: KUOS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.210000, -85.900000
- Elevation: 1,953 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 03:33 in Shanghai, it's 14:33 in Sewanee.
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)
- [Franklin County Airport (UOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uos-sewanee-franklin-county-airport/1ef266df-3e16-6bda-9371-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)