✈ PVG → JFK
14H 53M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Shanghai to New York
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Shanghai to New York?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK) takes about 14 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,378 miles (11,873 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,378 mi
11,873 km · great-circle
Avg speed
798 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
Westward — easier
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.