Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, China and Harlingen, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W)
Distance from SHA to HRL:
7,708.03 miles (12,404.85 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), Shanghai, China and Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,708 miles (or 12,405 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Valley International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Valley International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHA / ZSSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shanghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E |
| Area Served: | Shanghai |
| Operator/Owner: | Shanghai Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHA |
| More Information: | SHA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRL / KHRL |
| Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
| Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
| Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
| More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA):
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is the main domestic airport serving Shanghai, with limited international flights.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (meaning Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- On 1 January 2013, holders of passports issued by 45 countries do not need a visa if transiting through Hongqiao Airport provided they hold valid passports.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport handled 33,851,200 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport", other names for SHA include "上海虹桥国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Hóngqiáo Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) is Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) E of SHA.
- Because of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- After the airport's closure by the military, it was turned over to the local government and converted to civil use as Valley International Airport after Hurricane Beulah flooded the original Harlingen civil airport in 1967.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 417,557 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 367,269 in 2009 and 373,438 in 2010.
- Valley International Airport covers 2,428 acres at an elevation of 36 feet.
- The furthest airport from Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
- Valley International Airport is a city owned airport three miles northeast of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas.
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.98 miles (45.02 km) E | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |     |
| 2 | 55.47 miles (89.27 km) W | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 57.30 miles (92.22 km) WNW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 85.73 miles (137.97 km) SW | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 5 | 95.05 miles (152.96 km) S | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) WNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 7 | 106.54 miles (171.45 km) SE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 8 | 133.88 miles (215.47 km) NW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 149.84 miles (241.15 km) SSW | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 150.59 miles (242.34 km) WNW | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 11 | 167.54 miles (269.64 km) NNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 182.20 miles (293.23 km) S | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 212.15 miles (341.43 km) SW | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 14 | 218.51 miles (351.66 km) W | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 219.13 miles (352.66 km) NW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,396.81 miles (19,950.69 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,393.45 miles (19,945.27 km) WSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,348.88 miles (19,873.55 km) SSW | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 12,348.55 miles (19,873.01 km) SW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,330.07 miles (19,843.28 km) SSW | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,322.11 miles (19,830.46 km) ESE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,311.55 miles (19,813.47 km) S | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,299.19 miles (19,793.58 km) SW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,299.07 miles (19,793.38 km) SW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,297.50 miles (19,790.86 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 12,295.79 miles (19,788.10 km) SSW | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,286.65 miles (19,773.39 km) SSE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,271.04 miles (19,748.27 km) WSW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,265.60 miles (19,739.52 km) SE | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,247.57 miles (19,710.50 km) W | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.31 miles (42.34 km) SSE | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) SSE | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 3 | 36.35 miles (58.51 km) W | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.63 miles (62.18 km) WSW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 5 | 88.95 miles (143.15 km) N | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 103.69 miles (166.87 km) NNE | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 107.04 miles (172.26 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.06 miles (172.29 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 133.82 miles (215.37 km) NNE | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 143.77 miles (231.38 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 12 | 155.35 miles (250.02 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 13 | 181.47 miles (292.05 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 186.91 miles (300.81 km) NNE | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 192.46 miles (309.73 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,150.96 miles (17,945.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,084.95 miles (17,839.45 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,824.54 miles (17,420.37 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,704.62 miles (17,227.37 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,701.48 miles (17,222.32 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,563.47 miles (17,000.21 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,550.33 miles (16,979.07 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,502.90 miles (16,902.73 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,488.66 miles (16,879.83 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,486.52 miles (16,876.37 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,474.16 miles (16,856.48 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,451.74 miles (16,820.40 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,433.34 miles (16,790.80 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,422.87 miles (16,773.94 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,416.88 miles (16,764.30 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |