✈ PVG → JFK

14H 53M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
14h 53m
Distance
7,378 mi
Or
11,873 km
Jet lag
36h

Flight from Shanghai to New York

From Pudong (PVG), China Asia  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? New York → Shanghai

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+32

Asia/Shanghai

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-36h

36 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~25.2d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1757 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2030 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 487 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.