# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to El Kharga Airport (UVL)

> 8,686 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,686 km / 5,397 mi / 4,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:27 in Shanghai, it's 05:27 in El Kharga Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 179 ft (UVL 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

### [El Kharga Airport (UVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvl-el-kharga-airport/1ef266de-eb45-6348-a75f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Kharga Airport, Egypt
- ICAO: HEKG
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 25.470000, 30.590000
- Elevation: 192 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 10:27 in Shanghai, it's 05:27 in El Kharga Airport.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [El Kharga Airport (UVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvl-el-kharga-airport/1ef266de-eb45-6348-a75f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)