Distance from New York City to Shenzhen
The great-circle distance between New York City, United States and Shenzhen, China is 12,932 km (8,035 mi · 6,982 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 12,932 km · 8,035 mi · 6,982 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Shenzhen
- 352° (N)
- Initial bearing Shenzhen → New York City
- 7° (N)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 15 h 52 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-05:00 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (+13 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 783 min — the sun rises later in New York City
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
- Shenzhen
- 22.5455, 114.0683
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:33 UTC / 09:44 UTC
Open in the distance calculator Find the halfway point
Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.