✈ PVG → MIA
16H 32M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Shanghai to Miami
From Pudong (PVG), China Asia → Miami International (MIA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Shanghai to Miami?
A nonstop flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Miami (MIA) takes about 16 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,241 miles (13,262 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 32m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,241 mi
13,262 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Shanghai timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Shanghai
Miami 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.