Shanghai (PVG) – San Francisco (SFO)
- Distance
- 9,898 km
- 6,150 mi · 5,344 nm
- Flight time
- 11 h 23 min / 13 h 14 min
- Average gate to gate: PVG → SFO / back
- Time difference
- 16 h / 15 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,156 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (684 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 300,361
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +2.4%
- Flights / week
- 20
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 352,110 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, MU
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 PVG
- 45°
- Heading from SFO
- 310°
- Halfway point
- 52.19, 176.19
- Great-circle km
- 9,877 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air PVG → SFO
- 10 h 38 min
- In the air SFO → PVG
- 12 h 33 min
- Clocks
- 16 h in January, 15 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 12 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 24,251 |
| Sep 2025 | 23,683 |
| Oct 2025 | 24,706 |
| Nov 2025 | 23,261 |
| Dec 2025 | 24,696 |
| Jan 2026 | 25,154 |
| Feb 2026 | 22,797 |
| Mar 2026 | 28,038 |
| Apr 2026 | 25,201 |
| May 2026 | 26,537 |
| Jun 2026 | 26,235 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,802 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 88 |
| Sep 2025 | 86 |
| Oct 2025 | 87 |
| Nov 2025 | 86 |
| Dec 2025 | 88 |
| Jan 2026 | 90 |
| Feb 2026 | 80 |
| Mar 2026 | 88 |
| Apr 2026 | 85 |
| May 2026 | 88 |
| Jun 2026 | 86 |
| Jul 2026 | 88 |
Airlines flying PVG–SFO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 69% |
| MUChina Eastern Airlines | 6.0 | 31% |
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 · 1,031 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 8 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1 flight
Also carried: 13,029 tonnes of freight and 106 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 9,877 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.
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