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ROUTE DISTANCE

Hangzhou to ShenzhenZSHC → ZGSZ

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (ZSHC / HGH) in Hangzhou, China to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (ZGSZ / SZX) in Shenzhen, China is 578 nautical miles — 1,070 kilometres, or 665 statute miles — on the great circle, on an initial bearing of 220°. A business jet at Mach 0.85 and FL410 takes about 1h 40m block time in still air.

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NAUTICAL MILES
578
KILOMETRES
1,070
STATUTE MILES
665
INITIAL BEARING
220°
BLOCK TIME
1h 40m
M0.85 · FL410 · still air

Can the aeroplane make it?

Range here is usable range — book range at long-range cruise, less a reserve allowance. It is the figure that decides whether the leg closes, and it is the question most mappers do not answer.

G650ER7,300 nm usable · 8%clears
G5506,550 nm usable · 9%clears
Global 75007,500 nm usable · 8%clears
Falcon 8X6,250 nm usable · 9%clears
Falcon 7X5,750 nm usable · 10%clears
Challenger 3503,000 nm usable · 19%clears
A350-9008,250 nm usable · 7%clears
B777-300ER7,120 nm usable · 8%clears
A320neo3,150 nm usable · 18%clears
A3203,150 nm usable · 18%clears
B737 MAX 83,250 nm usable · 18%clears
B737-8002,850 nm usable · 20%clears
An-1242,950 nm usable · 20%clears
Concorde3,650 nm usable · 16%clears
King Air 2001,400 nm usable · 41%clears
ATR 721,300 nm usable · 44%clears
Dash 8 Q4001,100 nm usable · 53%clears

Wind, month by month

The same business jet at Mach 0.85 and FL410, in each month’s average upper wind. ZSHC to ZGSZ is quickest in June (1h 40m) and slowest in January (1h 55m); ZGSZ to ZSHC is quickest in January (1h 30m) and slowest in May (1h 40m). The wind column is the average along-track component: plus is a tailwind.

MONTHZSHC → ZGSZWINDZGSZ → ZSHCWIND
January1h 55m−87 kt1h 30m+74 kt
February1h 55m−85 kt1h 30m+73 kt
March1h 55m−76 kt1h 35m+65 kt
April1h 50m−57 kt1h 35m+48 kt
May1h 45m−28 kt1h 40m+24 kt
June1h 40m−9 kt1h 40m+7 kt
July1h 40m+7 kt1h 40m−7 kt
August1h 40m+5 kt1h 40m−5 kt
September1h 40m−5 kt1h 40m+4 kt
October1h 45m−28 kt1h 40m+25 kt
November1h 50m−60 kt1h 35m+53 kt
December1h 55m−79 kt1h 30m+68 kt

Monthly means for 1991–2020 from NOAA’s NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, at the pressure level nearest the cruise (about FL387), along the great circle. An average is smoother than any one day’s jet stream, so a given flight can see much more or much less; airlines also move the track to use the wind, which this does not. More in how wind changes block time.

How far from an airport?

Nowhere on the great circle is more than 19 minutes from a suitable airport at the one-engine diversion speed Overfly uses (430 kt in still air), so a twin-engine aircraft flies it under the 60-minute rule, with no ETOPS approval needed.

A suitable airport here is one OurAirports classes as large with a runway of 8,000 ft or more. An operator’s real alternates also depend on weather, fire cover and approval, and its diversion speed on the type. More in equal-time points and ETOPS, explained.

The two fields

ZSHC / HGH
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China30.2361, 120.42897 m · 23 ft elevationlongest runway 07/25 · 3,600 m
ZGSZ / SZX
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China22.6395, 113.80334 m · 13 ft elevationlongest runway 16L/34R · 3,800 m

Questions people ask about this route

How far is it from Hangzhou (ZSHC) to Shenzhen (ZGSZ)?

578 nautical miles. That is 1,070 kilometres or 665 statute miles, measured as a great circle between Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport.

How long is the flight from Hangzhou to Shenzhen?

About 1h 40m block time for a business jet cruising at Mach 0.85 at FL410 in still air, including 30 minutes of taxi, climb and descent. Wind moves that figure in either direction — eastbound across the North Atlantic or the Pacific it can be an hour or more. This page is deliberately still-air so the figure is stable and citable; to apply the month's average upper winds from NOAA, open the route in the mapper and switch on seasonal winds.

How much does wind change the flight time between Hangzhou and Shenzhen?

In the average upper wind, Hangzhou to Shenzhen at Mach 0.85 runs from 1h 40m in June to 1h 55m in January, and the return from 1h 30m in January to 1h 40m in May. Those are 1991–2020 monthly means from NOAA's reanalysis; on a given day the jet stream can make the difference larger or smaller.

What is the initial bearing from Hangzhou (ZSHC) to Shenzhen (ZGSZ)?

220° true at the departure point. A great circle changes heading continuously, so this is the initial bearing, not a constant one.

Which aircraft can fly Hangzhou to Shenzhen non-stop?

Of the types Overfly carries, G650ER, G550, Global 7500, Falcon 8X, Falcon 7X, Challenger 350, A350-900, B777-300ER, A320neo, A320, B737 MAX 8, B737-800, An-124, Concorde, King Air 200, ATR 72, Dash 8 Q400 clear it on usable range — that is book range less a reserve allowance.

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