# Distance from Shanghai (PVG) to St Louis (SUS)

> 11,557 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,557 km / 7,181 mi / 6,241 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 332° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 07:49 in Shanghai, it's 18:49 in St Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 450 ft (SUS is higher than PVG)

## Airports

### [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

### [Spirit Of St Louis Airport (SUS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sus-st-louis-spirit-of-st-louis-airport/1ef266df-39cb-68e6-9ab2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Louis, United States
- ICAO: KSUS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.660000, -90.650000
- Elevation: 463 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 07:49 in Shanghai, it's 18:49 in St Louis.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pvg-shanghai-shanghai-pudong-international-airport/1ef266e0-2027-6f6a-b183-06bb2780ed98)
- [Spirit Of St Louis Airport (SUS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sus-st-louis-spirit-of-st-louis-airport/1ef266df-39cb-68e6-9ab2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)