Nonstop flight route between Shanghai, China and Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States:
Departure Airport:
(31°11'53"N by 121°20'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°2'56"N by 84°40'4"W)
Distance from SHA to CVG:
7,303.63 miles (11,754.03 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), Shanghai, China and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,304 miles (or 11,754 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 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: | CVG / KCVG |
| Airport Name: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
| Location: | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°2'56"N by 84°40'4"W |
| Area Served: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | Kenton County Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 896 feet (273 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CVG |
| More Information: | CVG Maps & Info |
Facts about Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA):
- An airport was first built in the town of Hongqiao in the west of Shanghai in 1907, initially as a small military airfield.
- 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.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) has 2 runways.
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport handled 33,851,200 passengers last year.
- Hongqiao Airport served as Shanghai's primary airport until the completion of Pudong International Airport in 1999, when almost all international flights were moved to Pudong.
- 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.
- 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.
- The proposed extension of the Shanghai Maglev Train from Longyang Road through Shanghai South Railway Station to Hongqiao would connect the two airports.
- 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".
Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):
- In addition to hundreds of ground staff employees, Delta has a flight attendant base and a pilot base for the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Boeing 737–800.
- The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.
- Comair has its headquarters in the Comair General Office Building, at 82 Comair Boulevard.
- President Franklin D.
- In 2008, Delta merged with Northwest Airlines and cut flight capacity from the Cincinnati hub by 22 percent with an additional 17 percent reduction in 2009.
- Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 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.
- The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 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 | 13.88 miles (22.34 km) ENE | Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| 2 | 23.11 miles (37.20 km) NNE | Butler County Regional Airport (HAO) | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 31.94 miles (51.40 km) N | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| 4 | 36.38 miles (58.54 km) NNE | Middletown Regional Airport (MWO) | Middletown, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 44.18 miles (71.11 km) NNE | Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 47.27 miles (76.07 km) WSW | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 49.75 miles (80.06 km) N | Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) | Richmond, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 51.24 miles (82.47 km) NNW | Mettel Field (CEV) | Connersville, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 53.68 miles (86.39 km) ENE | Wilmington Air Park (ILN) | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 61.27 miles (98.60 km) SSW | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 62.85 miles (101.14 km) NNE | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 12 | 63.62 miles (102.39 km) NNE | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 67.17 miles (108.11 km) W | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 14 | 67.45 miles (108.55 km) WNW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 70.04 miles (112.71 km) S | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,285.94 miles (18,162.91 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,263.38 miles (18,126.61 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,240.07 miles (18,089.09 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,240.01 miles (18,089.00 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,204.24 miles (18,031.43 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,189.70 miles (18,008.02 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,180.09 miles (17,992.56 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,167.97 miles (17,973.07 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,167.53 miles (17,972.36 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,144.93 miles (17,935.98 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,123.66 miles (17,901.75 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,096.54 miles (17,858.11 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,076.55 miles (17,825.93 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,071.15 miles (17,817.25 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,042.74 miles (17,771.52 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |