Nonstop flight route between St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States and Shanghai, People's Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,259 miles (or 11,682 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 St. Marys Municipal Airport and Shanghai Pudong 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 St. Marys Municipal Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ):

• The closest airport to St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) is DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SW of STQ.
• The furthest airport from St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,533 miles (18,560 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "St. Marys Municipal Airport", another name for STQ is "OYM".
• St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):

• Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
• 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 closest airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
• A standard single-ride ticket costs 50 RMB.
• 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.
• 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".
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• Construction of the first phase of the new Shanghai Pudong International Airport began in October 1997, took two years to build at a cost of RMB 12 billion, and was opened on October 1, 1999.