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Istanbul (IST) – Shanghai (PVG)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,039 km
4,995 mi · 4,341 nm
Flight time
10 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
5 h
CO2 per passenger
939 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (556 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
358,350
2024 · +132.1%
Flights / week
27
Both directions, average
Seats filled
78%
462,290 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from IST
64°
Heading from PVG
308°
Halfway point
46.76, 79.17
Great-circle km
8,022 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Shanghai is 5 h ahead of Istanbul

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 34,593 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug34.6KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202423,682
Feb 202425,159
Mar 202429,735
Apr 202428,554
May 202431,133
Jun 202430,912
Jul 202432,274
Aug 202434,593
Sep 202433,687
Oct 202433,052
Nov 202429,794
Dec 202425,775
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 124 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug124SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024108
Feb 2024110
Mar 2024122
Apr 2024120
May 2024123
Jun 2024121
Jul 2024123
Aug 2024124
Sep 2024121
Oct 2024122
Nov 2024112
Dec 2024102

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,022 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Istanbul and Shanghai

PVGSHA
IST8,0398,000
SAW8,0147,974

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

More routes from IST

Route Distance Passengers / year
IST → IKA2,058 km 2,050,223
IST → ADB358 km 1,896,910
IST → AYT518 km 1,742,584
IST → ESB382 km 1,497,202
IST → DXB3,032 km 1,429,665
IST → LHR2,493 km 1,281,925
IST → VKO1,709 km 1,235,902
IST → JED2,383 km 1,184,492
IST → CDG2,217 km 1,010,453
IST → ATH553 km 981,717

More routes from PVG

Route Distance Passengers
PVG → ICN821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
PVG → FRA8,879 km 593,063
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 → SFO9,898 km 300,361
PVG → MUC8,798 km 223,859
PVG → FCO9,189 km 170,162

Questions

Istanbul (IST) and Shanghai (PVG) are 8,039 km (4,995 miles, 4,341 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.