Flight time from Shanghai to Washington, D.C.

How long is the flight time from Shanghai to Washington, D.C.?

The flight time between Shanghai and Washington, D.C. is 17 hours 7 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Shanghai and Washington, D.C.?

The flight distance from Shanghai (China) to Washington, D.C. (United States) is 7449 miles or 11987 kilometers or 6468 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Shanghai is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) and the nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Map of flight path from Shanghai to Washington, D.C.

The map of the shortest flight path between Shanghai, China and Washington, D.C., United States is displayed below.

Shanghai Details

Shanghai is located in China.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 31° 13' 20'' Longitude: E 121° 27' 29''
Latitude	31.22222
Longitude	121.45806
Country	China

Nearby airports

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Time Difference between Shanghai and Washington, D.C.

Time difference between Shanghai (China) and Washington, D.C. (United States) is 13 Hours.
Washington, D.C. time is 13 Hours behind Shanghai.

Current local time in Shanghai	Current local time in Washington, D.C.
2025-12-19, 19:58:47 CST	2025-12-19, 06:58:47 EST