# Distance from Kisimayu Airport (KMU) to Shanghai (PVG)

> 9,018 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,018 km / 5,603 mi / 4,869 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 264° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Somalia) → China
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:39 in Kisimayu Airport, it's 16:39 in Shanghai)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (PVG is lower than KMU)

## Airports

### [Kisimayu Airport (KMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kmu-kisimayu-airport/1ef266de-eaaf-6e42-8106-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kisimayu Airport, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMK
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 42.460000
- Elevation: 49 ft

### [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://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

## 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 11:39 in Kisimayu Airport, it's 16:39 in Shanghai.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kisimayu Airport (KMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kmu-kisimayu-airport/1ef266de-eaaf-6e42-8106-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)