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Frankfurt (FRA) – Shanghai (PVG)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,879 km
5,517 mi · 4,794 nm
Flight time
11 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,037 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (614 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
593,063
2024 · +50.4%
Flights / week
46
Both directions, average
Seats filled
77%
768,157 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from FRA to PVGFRAPVG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
53°
Heading from PVG
323°
Halfway point
56.75, 77.35
Great-circle km
8,859 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 57,662 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMay57.7KJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202441,291
Feb 202437,582
Mar 202448,338
Apr 202455,839
May 202457,662
Jun 202450,270
Jul 202455,768
Aug 202457,120
Sep 202454,607
Oct 202455,304
Nov 202443,196
Dec 202436,086
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 248 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMay248JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024182
Feb 2024158
Mar 2024178
Apr 2024222
May 2024248
Jun 2024203
Jul 2024215
Aug 2024217
Sep 2024208
Oct 2024220
Nov 2024176
Dec 2024162

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,859 km.

FRA Frankfurt → PVG Shanghai

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

PVG Shanghai → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Frankfurt and Shanghai

PVGSHA
FRA8,8798,847

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Shanghai airports

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

More routes from PVG

Route Distance Passengers
PVG → ICN821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
PVG → CDG9,287 km 572,000
PVG → SYD7,837 km 443,291
PVG → LAX10,436 km 436,076
PVG → MEL7,986 km 404,295
PVG → AMS8,930 km 368,871
PVG → IST8,039 km 358,350
PVG → SFO9,898 km 300,361
PVG → MUC8,798 km 223,859
PVG → FCO9,189 km 170,162

Questions

Frankfurt (FRA) and Shanghai (PVG) are 8,879 km (5,517 miles, 4,794 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.