Distance from Philadelphia to Shanghai
The great-circle distance between Philadelphia, United States and Shanghai, China is 11,917 km (7,405 mi · 6,435 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 11,917 km · 7,405 mi · 6,435 nmi
- Initial bearing Philadelphia → Shanghai
- 345° (NNW)
- Initial bearing Shanghai → Philadelphia
- 13° (NNE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 14 h 41 min
- Time zones
- Philadelphia UTC-05:00 · Shanghai UTC+08:00 (+13 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 803 min — the sun rises later in Philadelphia
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
- Philadelphia
- 39.9524, -75.1636
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:38 UTC / 21:52 UTC
- Shanghai
- 31.2222, 121.4581
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 22:16 UTC / 09:02 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.