✈ ATL → PVG
ATLANTA → SHANGHAI: 15H 24M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Atlanta to Shanghai
From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
How long is the flight from Atlanta to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 15 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,645 miles (12,303 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 24m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,645 mi
12,303 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.