Nonstop flight route between Louisburg, North Carolina, United States and Shanghai, People's Republic of China:
Departure Airport:
(36°1'23"N by 78°19'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°8'35"N by 121°48'19"E)
Distance from LFN to PVG:
7,615.97 miles (12,256.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), Louisburg, North Carolina, United States and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,616 miles (or 12,257 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFN / KLHZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'23"N by 78°19'49"W |
| Area Served: | Louisburg, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Franklin County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 369 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFN |
| More Information: | LFN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PVG / ZSPD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'35"N by 121°48'19"E |
| Area Served: | Shanghai |
| Operator/Owner: | Shanghai Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PVG |
| More Information: | PVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN):
- Because of Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 369 feet, planes can take off or land at Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County 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.
- The furthest airport from Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,663 miles (18,771 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) is Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of LFN.
- Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport)", another name for LFN is "LHZ".
Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):
- The closest airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
- Prior to the establishment of Pudong International Airport, Hongqiao International Airport was the primary airport of Shanghai.
- Because of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Pudong 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.
- Terminal 2, opened on 26 March 2008, along with the third runway, gives a capacity of 60 million passengers and 4.2 million tonnes of cargo annually.
- The furthest airport from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (meaning Shanghai Pudong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
- Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic.
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, and a major aviation hub for Asia.
- In addition to being known as "Shanghai Pudong International Airport", other names for PVG include "上海浦东国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.10 miles (43.61 km) ESE | Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport (RWI) | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.48 miles (44.22 km) WSW | Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.99 miles (72.40 km) NE | Halifax County Airport (RZZ) | Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 51.61 miles (83.05 km) SSE | Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 59.34 miles (95.50 km) ESE | Pitt–Greenville Airport (PGV) | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 62.65 miles (100.82 km) SE | Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO) | Kinston, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 67.66 miles (108.89 km) NW | Danville Regional Airport (DAN) | Danville, Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 70.33 miles (113.19 km) SSW | Pope Field (POB) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.38 miles (113.26 km) SSW | Simmons Army Airfield (FBG) | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 72.46 miles (116.61 km) S | Clinton-Sampson County Airport (CTZ) | Clinton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 75.55 miles (121.59 km) NNE | Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) | Blackstone, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 77.74 miles (125.11 km) SSW | Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 80.62 miles (129.74 km) SW | Moore County Airport (SOP) | Pinehurst / Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 89.90 miles (144.68 km) W | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 91.88 miles (147.87 km) SSE | Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,663.49 miles (18,770.52 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,642.48 miles (18,736.70 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,621.20 miles (18,702.47 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,611.06 miles (18,686.14 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,596.31 miles (18,662.40 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,580.29 miles (18,636.62 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,571.46 miles (18,622.42 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,568.69 miles (18,617.96 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,528.33 miles (18,553.01 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,526.77 miles (18,550.49 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,517.52 miles (18,535.61 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,501.59 miles (18,509.97 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,479.20 miles (18,473.94 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,475.59 miles (18,468.13 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,444.62 miles (18,418.28 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.98 miles (45.02 km) W | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 2 | 83.43 miles (134.26 km) W | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 3 | 84.75 miles (136.40 km) WNW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 89.88 miles (144.64 km) SSE | Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China | |
| 5 | 93.24 miles (150.06 km) SSW | Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | |
| 6 | 103.06 miles (165.86 km) SW | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 7 | 130.23 miles (209.58 km) WNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 157.01 miles (252.68 km) NW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 9 | 163.22 miles (262.68 km) SW | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 10 | 178.36 miles (287.05 km) WNW | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 11 | 179.76 miles (289.29 km) S | Taizhou Luqiao Airport (HYN) | Taizhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 12 | 183.38 miles (295.12 km) NNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 229.84 miles (369.89 km) SW | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 14 | 230.50 miles (370.96 km) SSW | Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 15 | 238.98 miles (384.60 km) NW | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,421.00 miles (19,989.61 km) SW | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,412.94 miles (19,976.64 km) SSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,368.17 miles (19,904.59 km) SSW | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,352.15 miles (19,878.80 km) S | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,341.08 miles (19,861.00 km) S | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,324.28 miles (19,833.95 km) WSW | Artigas International Airport (ATI) | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,320.22 miles (19,827.42 km) SW | Ruben Berta International Airport (URG) | Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,318.69 miles (19,824.96 km) SSW | Paso de los Libres Airport (AOL) | Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,305.50 miles (19,803.73 km) S | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,303.68 miles (19,800.81 km) S | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,296.66 miles (19,789.51 km) WSW | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 12 | 12,294.79 miles (19,786.50 km) ESE | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,276.46 miles (19,757.00 km) SE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,275.47 miles (19,755.41 km) W | Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,271.72 miles (19,749.37 km) WSW | Gaudêncio Machado Ramos Airport (ALQ) | Alegrete, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |