Nonstop flight route between Schefferville, Quebec, Canada and Shanghai, People's Republic of China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Schefferville Airport (YKL), Schefferville, Quebec, Canada and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Shanghai, People's Republic of China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,476 miles (or 10,423 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Schefferville Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Schefferville Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Schefferville Airport (YKL):

• The closest airport to Schefferville Airport (YKL) is Wabush Airport (YWK), which is located 130 miles (209 kilometers) S of YKL.
• Schefferville Airport (YKL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Schefferville Airport (YKL) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,047 miles (17,778 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG):

• Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) has 3 runways.
• Starting service on 29 January 2004 as the first commercial high-speed maglev railway in the world, Shanghai Maglev Train links Pudong International Airport with Longyang Road Metro Station, where transfer to Line 2 or Line 7 is possible.
• Eight airport bus lines serve Pudong International Airport, providing rapid links to various destinations.
• Prices are substantially lower than the Maglev.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport handled 44,857,200 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shanghai Pudong International Airport", other names for PVG include "上海浦东国际机场" and "Shànghǎi Pǔdōng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Terminal 1 was opened on October 1, 1999 along with a 4000m runway and including a cargo hub.
• The closest airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of PVG.
• The furthest airport from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) is Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC), which is nearly antipodal to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (meaning Shanghai Pudong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,990 kilometers) away in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• Because of Shanghai Pudong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• In November 2011 Pudong Airport received approval from the national government for a new round of expansion which includes two runways.
• Prior to the establishment of Pudong International Airport, Hongqiao International Airport was the primary airport of Shanghai.