# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to Cape Dorset (YTE)

> 9,289 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,289 km / 5,772 mi / 5,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 13:41 in Shanghai, it's 01:41 in Cape Dorset)
- **Elevation difference**: 151 ft (YTE 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

### [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cape Dorset, Canada
- ICAO: CYTE
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 64.230000, -76.530000
- Elevation: 164 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 13:41 in Shanghai, it's 01:41 in Cape Dorset.
With a 12-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)
- [Cape Dorset Airport (YTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yte-cape-dorset-cape-dorset-airport/1ef266de-b2e2-6aaa-9e34-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)