# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Alert Bay (YAL)

> 8,710 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,710 km / 5,412 mi / 4,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:16 in Shanghai, it's 13:16 in Alert Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 227 ft (YAL 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

### [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alert Bay, Canada
- ICAO: CYAL
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 50.580000, -126.920000
- Elevation: 240 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 04:16 in Shanghai, it's 13:16 in Alert Bay.
With a 15-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)
- [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)