# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Cloppenburg (VAC)

> 8,696 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,696 km / 5,403 mi / 4,695 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 19:31 in Shanghai, it's 13:31 in Cloppenburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (VAC 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

### [Varrelbusch Airport (VAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vac-cloppenburg-varrelbusch-airport/1ef266de-c044-60d6-9fd5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cloppenburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDWU
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.910000, 8.040000
- Elevation: 128 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 19:31 in Shanghai, it's 13:31 in Cloppenburg.
With a 6-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)
- [Varrelbusch Airport (VAC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vac-cloppenburg-varrelbusch-airport/1ef266de-c044-60d6-9fd5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)