Shanghai to Los Angeles Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, United States is 12 hours 58 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Shanghai and Los Angeles?

The flight distance from Shanghai (China) to Los Angeles (United States) is 6484 miles. This is equivalent to 10434 kilometers or 5631 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Shanghai, is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and the nearest airport to Los Angeles, is Hawthorne Airport (HHR).

Shanghai - Los Angeles Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Shanghai is 2024-11-20, 21:18:33 CST
Current local time in Los Angeles is 2024-11-20, 05:18:33 PST.
Time difference between Shanghai (China) and Los Angeles (United States) is 16 Hours.
Los Angeles time is 16 Hours behind Shanghai.

Shanghai to Los Angeles Flight Route Map

Flight map from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, United States is given below.
Click the map to view Shanghai to Los Angeles nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Shanghai GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 31° 13' 49.5'' Longitude: E 121° 28' 25.3''
Los Angeles GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 34° 3' 8'' Longitude: W 118° 14' 37.3''

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