Los Angeles (LAX) – Shanghai (PVG)
- Distance
- 10,436 km
- 6,485 mi · 5,635 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 47 min / 11 h 44 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → PVG / back
- Time difference
- 16 h / 15 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,219 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (721 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 436,076
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +24.8%
- Flights / week
- 34
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 87%
- 504,090 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- MU, UA, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from LAX
- 312°
- Heading from PVG
- 46°
- Halfway point
- 51.90, -179.84
- Great-circle km
- 10,415 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → PVG
- 13 h 13 min
- In the air PVG → LAX
- 11 h 6 min
- Clocks
- 16 h in January, 15 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 37,817 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,137 |
| Oct 2025 | 35,724 |
| Nov 2025 | 33,845 |
| Dec 2025 | 35,240 |
| Jan 2026 | 35,527 |
| Feb 2026 | 33,263 |
| Mar 2026 | 39,951 |
| Apr 2026 | 36,572 |
| May 2026 | 37,707 |
| Jun 2026 | 37,411 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,882 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 155 |
| Sep 2025 | 145 |
| Oct 2025 | 151 |
| Nov 2025 | 146 |
| Dec 2025 | 150 |
| Jan 2026 | 149 |
| Feb 2026 | 134 |
| Mar 2026 | 149 |
| Apr 2026 | 146 |
| May 2026 | 151 |
| Jun 2026 | 146 |
| Jul 2026 | 149 |
Airlines flying LAX–PVG nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| MUChina Eastern Airlines | 14 | 49% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 35% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 6.0 | 16% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 730 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 730 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 311 flights
Also carried: 22,596 tonnes of freight and 182 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 10,415 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 Los Angeles and Shanghai
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