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Routes

Flight distances, worked out properly.

292 routes, each with its great circle distance, an estimated flying time, and the countries and oceans the short way actually crosses. Every figure is computed from the airports’ own coordinates.

No fares, no schedules, no live positions. Distance and geography — the parts that don’t change.

Measure any two airports →The longest one here: São Paulo – Singapore

Transatlantic

The busiest long-haul corridor in the world, and the one where the great circle looks least like the flat-map line.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Reykjavík to BostonKEF–BOS3,875 km5h 19m
Reykjavík to New YorkKEF–JFK4,163 km5h 40m
Dublin to BostonDUB–BOS4,804 km6h 28m
Dublin to New YorkDUB–JFK5,103 km6h 51m
London to BostonLHR–BOS5,240 km7h 01m
Lisbon to New YorkLIS–JFK5,404 km7h 13m
London to New YorkLHR–JFK5,540 km7h 23m
London to NewarkLHR–EWR5,562 km7h 25m
London to TorontoLHR–YYZ5,707 km7h 36m
Madrid to New YorkMAD–JFK5,760 km7h 40m
Paris to New YorkCDG–JFK5,834 km7h 45m
Amsterdam to New YorkAMS–JFK5,848 km7h 46m
London to WashingtonLHR–IAD5,902 km7h 50m
Frankfurt to New YorkFRA–JFK6,189 km8h 11m
Copenhagen to NewarkCPH–EWR6,207 km8h 13m
Zurich to New YorkZRH–JFK6,310 km8h 20m
London to ChicagoLHR–ORD6,344 km8h 23m
Munich to New YorkMUC–JFK6,481 km8h 33m
London to AtlantaLHR–ATL6,761 km8h 54m
Rome to New YorkFCO–JFK6,866 km9h 02m
London to MiamiLHR–MIA7,109 km9h 20m
London to Dallas-Fort WorthLHR–DFW7,627 km9h 59m
London to SeattleLHR–SEA7,702 km10h 04m
Lisbon to Rio de JaneiroLIS–GIG7,715 km10h 05m
Istanbul to New YorkIST–JFK8,026 km10h 28m
Madrid to BogotáMAD–BOG8,031 km10h 29m
Madrid to São PauloMAD–GRU8,378 km10h 55m
London to San FranciscoLHR–SFO8,616 km11h 12m
London to Los AngelesLHR–LAX8,760 km11h 23m
Madrid to Mexico CityMAD–MEX9,065 km11h 46m
Paris to Los AngelesCDG–LAX9,103 km11h 49m
Frankfurt to Los AngelesFRA–LAX9,322 km12h 05m
London to São PauloLHR–GRU9,460 km12h 15m
Madrid to Buenos AiresMAD–EZE10,087 km13h 02m

Europe to Asia

The routes that climb over the Arctic or skirt the Himalaya, and look like enormous detours until you see them on a sphere.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Bucharest to DubaiOTP–DXB3,394 km4h 43m
Frankfurt to DelhiFRA–DEL6,122 km8h 06m
London to DelhiLHR–DEL6,731 km8h 52m
Helsinki to SeoulHEL–ICN7,032 km9h 14m
London to MumbaiLHR–BOM7,213 km9h 28m
Istanbul to BangkokIST–BKK7,514 km9h 50m
Munich to BeijingMUC–PEK7,722 km10h 06m
Helsinki to TokyoHEL–NRT7,829 km10h 14m
London to BangaloreLHR–BLR8,046 km10h 30m
London to BeijingLHR–PEK8,154 km10h 38m
Vienna to BangkokVIE–BKK8,451 km11h 00m
London to MaléLHR–MLE8,539 km11h 07m
Istanbul to SingaporeIST–SIN8,681 km11h 17m
London to ColomboLHR–CMB8,715 km11h 20m
London to SeoulLHR–ICN8,861 km11h 31m
Istanbul to TokyoIST–NRT8,980 km11h 40m
Frankfurt to Hong KongFRA–HKG9,154 km11h 53m
Amsterdam to BangkokAMS–BKK9,208 km11h 57m
London to ShanghaiLHR–PVG9,241 km11h 59m
London to BangkokLHR–BKK9,578 km12h 24m
Paris to Hong KongCDG–HKG9,590 km12h 25m
London to TokyoLHR–NRT9,591 km12h 25m
London to TokyoLHR–HND9,592 km12h 25m
London to Hong KongLHR–HKG9,630 km12h 28m
Paris to TokyoCDG–HND9,708 km12h 34m
Rome to TokyoFCO–HND9,892 km12h 48m
Frankfurt to SingaporeFRA–SIN10,280 km13h 17m
Zurich to SingaporeZRH–SIN10,306 km13h 18m
Amsterdam to SingaporeAMS–SIN10,514 km13h 34m
London to Kuala LumpurLHR–KUL10,605 km13h 41m
Paris to SingaporeCDG–SIN10,724 km13h 50m
London to SingaporeLHR–SIN10,883 km14h 01m

Europe to the Middle East

Four hubs that exist because they are exactly halfway between everywhere, and the flights that feed them.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Bucharest to IstanbulOTP–IST424 km1h 02m
Istanbul to DubaiIST–DXB3,030 km4h 16m
London to BeirutLHR–BEY3,482 km4h 50m
London to Tel AvivLHR–TLV3,589 km4h 58m
London to AmmanLHR–AMM3,683 km5h 05m
Munich to DohaMUC–DOH4,302 km5h 51m
Rome to DubaiFCO–DXB4,343 km5h 54m
London to JeddahLHR–JED4,748 km6h 24m
Zurich to DubaiZRH–DXB4,769 km6h 26m
Frankfurt to DubaiFRA–DXB4,845 km6h 31m
London to RiyadhLHR–RUH4,940 km6h 38m
Paris to DohaCDG–DOH4,969 km6h 40m
Amsterdam to DubaiAMS–DXB5,169 km6h 55m
Paris to DubaiCDG–DXB5,239 km7h 01m
London to DohaLHR–DOH5,241 km7h 01m
London to DubaiLHR–DXB5,498 km7h 20m
London to Abu DhabiLHR–AUH5,516 km7h 21m
Madrid to DubaiMAD–DXB5,650 km7h 31m

Transpacific

The widest ocean on Earth, crossed on arcs that lean hard towards the Aleutians because that is where the short way runs.

RouteDistanceEstimated
San Francisco to HonoluluSFO–HNL3,857 km5h 18m
Los Angeles to HonoluluLAX–HNL4,108 km5h 36m
Seattle to HonoluluSEA–HNL4,308 km5h 51m
Honolulu to TokyoHNL–HND6,191 km8h 12m
Vancouver to TokyoYVR–NRT7,503 km9h 49m
Seattle to TokyoSEA–HND7,711 km10h 05m
Honolulu to SydneyHNL–SYD8,170 km10h 39m
San Francisco to TokyoSFO–HND8,285 km10h 48m
Seattle to SeoulSEA–ICN8,373 km10h 54m
Los Angeles to TokyoLAX–NRT8,753 km11h 23m
Los Angeles to TokyoLAX–HND8,812 km11h 27m
San Francisco to SeoulSFO–ICN9,085 km11h 47m
Los Angeles to SeoulLAX–ICN9,625 km12h 28m
San Francisco to ShanghaiSFO–PVG9,877 km12h 47m
Los Angeles to BeijingLAX–PEK10,037 km12h 58m
Vancouver to Hong KongYVR–HKG10,269 km13h 16m
Los Angeles to ShanghaiLAX–PVG10,415 km13h 27m
Los Angeles to AucklandLAX–AKL10,487 km13h 32m
New York to TokyoJFK–NRT10,830 km13h 58m
New York to SeoulJFK–ICN11,089 km14h 17m
San Francisco to Hong KongSFO–HKG11,128 km14h 20m
Los Angeles to Hong KongLAX–HKG11,664 km15h 00m
Los Angeles to SydneyLAX–SYD12,061 km15h 29m
Vancouver to SydneyYVR–SYD12,501 km16h 02m
Los Angeles to MelbourneLAX–MEL12,758 km16h 21m
New York to Hong KongJFK–HKG12,970 km16h 37m
San Francisco to SingaporeSFO–SIN13,582 km17h 23m
Dallas-Fort Worth to SydneyDFW–SYD13,808 km17h 40m
Houston to SydneyIAH–SYD13,836 km17h 42m
Los Angeles to SingaporeLAX–SIN14,102 km18h 01m

The very long ones

Routes at the edge of what a commercial aircraft can do, most of them flown by a handful of airframes a day.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Santiago to SydneySCL–SYD11,340 km14h 36m
Buenos Aires to SydneyEZE–SYD11,767 km15h 07m
Delhi to San FranciscoDEL–SFO12,382 km15h 53m
Melbourne to Los AngelesMEL–LAX12,758 km16h 21m
Hong Kong to New YorkHKG–JFK12,970 km16h 37m
Johannesburg to AtlantaJNB–ATL13,583 km17h 23m
Manila to New YorkMNL–JFK13,696 km17h 31m
Sydney to Dallas-Fort WorthSYD–DFW13,808 km17h 40m
Bangalore to San FranciscoBLR–SFO13,988 km17h 53m
Singapore to Los AngelesSIN–LAX14,102 km18h 01m
Dubai to AucklandDXB–AKL14,199 km18h 09m
Auckland to New YorkAKL–JFK14,215 km18h 10m
Perth to ParisPER–CDG14,272 km18h 14m
Perth to LondonPER–LHR14,508 km18h 32m
Doha to AucklandDOH–AKL14,534 km18h 34m
Singapore to NewarkSIN–EWR15,337 km19h 34m
Singapore to New YorkSIN–JFK15,341 km19h 34m
São Paulo to SingaporeGRU–SIN15,995 km20h 23m

Within Europe

Short enough that the train is often the better answer, and the ones that fill up most people's map anyway.

RouteDistanceEstimated
London to ParisLHR–CDG348 km56m
London to AmsterdamLHR–AMS370 km58m
Stockholm to HelsinkiARN–HEL398 km1h 00m
London to DublinLHR–DUB449 km1h 03m
Madrid to BarcelonaMAD–BCN483 km1h 06m
Athens to IstanbulATH–IST553 km1h 11m
London to FrankfurtLHR–FRA654 km1h 19m
London to ZurichLHR–ZRH788 km1h 29m
Bucharest to ViennaOTP–VIE830 km1h 32m
Barcelona to RomeBCN–FCO848 km1h 33m
Paris to BarcelonaCDG–BCN858 km1h 34m
London to MilanLHR–MXP936 km1h 40m
London to MunichLHR–MUC941 km1h 40m
London to BerlinLHR–BER961 km1h 42m
London to CopenhagenLHR–CPH979 km1h 43m
London to PragueLHR–PRG1,044 km1h 48m
Paris to RomeCDG–FCO1,101 km1h 52m
London to BarcelonaLHR–BCN1,148 km1h 56m
London to OsloLHR–OSL1,206 km2h 00m
Amsterdam to BarcelonaAMS–BCN1,241 km2h 03m
London to MadridLHR–MAD1,244 km2h 03m
Bucharest to BerlinOTP–BER1,267 km2h 04m
London to ViennaLHR–VIE1,275 km2h 05m
London to PalmaLHR–PMI1,348 km2h 11m
Bucharest to MilanOTP–MXP1,366 km2h 12m
London to RomeLHR–FCO1,444 km2h 18m
London to StockholmLHR–ARN1,463 km2h 19m
London to WarsawLHR–WAW1,469 km2h 20m
London to BudapestLHR–BUD1,489 km2h 21m
London to LisbonLHR–LIS1,564 km2h 27m
London to MálagaLHR–AGP1,676 km2h 35m
London to FaroLHR–FAO1,713 km2h 38m
Frankfurt to IstanbulFRA–IST1,837 km2h 47m
London to HelsinkiLHR–HEL1,848 km2h 48m
Bucharest to ParisOTP–CDG1,851 km2h 48m
London to ReykjavíkLHR–KEF1,895 km2h 51m
Barcelona to BucharestBCN–OTP1,982 km2h 58m
London to BucharestLHR–OTP2,105 km3h 07m
Copenhagen to ReykjavíkCPH–KEF2,144 km3h 10m
Paris to IstanbulCDG–IST2,212 km3h 15m
London to AthensLHR–ATH2,427 km3h 31m
London to IstanbulLHR–IST2,487 km3h 35m
London to TenerifeLHR–TFS2,932 km4h 09m

Within Asia

The densest short-haul network on the planet, plus the hops that make an island chain reachable.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Singapore to Kuala LumpurSIN–KUL297 km52m
Bangkok to Phnom PenhBKK–PNH504 km1h 08m
Bangkok to YangonBKK–RGN611 km1h 16m
Bangkok to PhuketBKK–HKT674 km1h 20m
Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh CityBKK–SGN716 km1h 23m
Hong Kong to TaipeiHKG–TPE806 km1h 30m
Delhi to KathmanduDEL–KTM816 km1h 31m
Tokyo to SapporoHND–CTS820 km1h 31m
Seoul to ShanghaiICN–PVG822 km1h 31m
Singapore to JakartaSIN–CGK882 km1h 36m
Beijing to ShanghaiPEK–PVG1,099 km1h 52m
Delhi to MumbaiDEL–BOM1,137 km1h 55m
Ho Chi Minh City to HanoiSGN–HAN1,160 km1h 57m
Tokyo to SeoulHND–ICN1,210 km2h 00m
Hong Kong to ShanghaiHKG–PVG1,255 km2h 04m
Delhi to KolkataDEL–CCU1,313 km2h 08m
Singapore to BangkokSIN–BKK1,417 km2h 16m
Tokyo to NahaHND–OKA1,555 km2h 26m
Mumbai to MaléBOM–MLE1,658 km2h 34m
Singapore to BaliSIN–DPS1,672 km2h 35m
Hong Kong to BangkokHKG–BKK1,690 km2h 36m
Delhi to BangaloreDEL–BLR1,709 km2h 37m
Tokyo to ShanghaiHND–PVG1,738 km2h 40m
Mumbai to DubaiBOM–DXB1,925 km2h 54m
Beijing to Hong KongPEK–HKG1,992 km2h 58m
Tokyo to TaipeiHND–TPE2,122 km3h 08m
Delhi to DubaiDEL–DXB2,182 km3h 13m
Singapore to ManilaSIN–MNL2,375 km3h 27m
Hong Kong to SingaporeHKG–SIN2,566 km3h 41m
Doha to MaléDOH–MLE3,312 km4h 37m
Seoul to BangkokICN–BKK3,669 km5h 04m
Tokyo to BangkokHND–BKK4,590 km6h 12m
Dubai to BangkokDXB–BKK4,903 km6h 36m
Tokyo to SingaporeHND–SIN5,300 km7h 05m
Dubai to SingaporeDXB–SIN5,846 km7h 46m
Dubai to ManilaDXB–MNL6,905 km9h 05m

The Americas

North to south is a long way when you do it in one line — and the continent is taller than most maps suggest.

RouteDistanceEstimated
São Paulo to Rio de JaneiroGRU–GIG336 km55m
Miami to HavanaMIA–HAV379 km58m
Mexico City to GuadalajaraMEX–GDL459 km1h 04m
Toronto to MontréalYYZ–YUL507 km1h 08m
Panama City to San JoséPTY–SJO539 km1h 10m
Los Angeles to San FranciscoLAX–SFO543 km1h 11m
Lima to CuscoLIM–CUZ586 km1h 14m
New York to TorontoJFK–YYZ588 km1h 14m
Vancouver to CalgaryYVR–YYC687 km1h 21m
Bogotá to QuitoBOG–UIO712 km1h 23m
Atlanta to MiamiATL–MIA959 km1h 41m
Buenos Aires to SantiagoEZE–SCL1,138 km1h 55m
New York to ChicagoJFK–ORD1,188 km1h 59m
Mexico City to CancúnMEX–CUN1,285 km2h 06m
Quito to GalápagosUIO–GPS1,325 km2h 09m
Los Angeles to DenverLAX–DEN1,385 km2h 13m
Chicago to DenverORD–DEN1,426 km2h 16m
Los Angeles to SeattleLAX–SEA1,537 km2h 25m
São Paulo to Buenos AiresGRU–EZE1,723 km2h 38m
New York to MiamiJFK–MIA1,757 km2h 41m
Miami to Panama CityMIA–PTY1,862 km2h 49m
Bogotá to LimaBOG–LIM1,888 km2h 51m
Miami to BogotáMIA–BOG2,435 km3h 32m
Lima to SantiagoLIM–SCL2,462 km3h 34m
Los Angeles to Mexico CityLAX–MEX2,500 km3h 36m
New York to CancúnJFK–CUN2,506 km3h 37m
New York to San JuanJFK–SJU2,578 km3h 42m
New York to DenverJFK–DEN2,610 km3h 45m
São Paulo to SantiagoGRU–SCL2,615 km3h 45m
Los Angeles to ChicagoLAX–ORD2,802 km3h 59m
Toronto to VancouverYYZ–YVR3,346 km4h 39m
Santiago to Easter IslandSCL–IPC3,752 km5h 10m
New York to SeattleJFK–SEA3,887 km5h 20m
New York to Los AngelesJFK–LAX3,974 km5h 26m
New York to San FranciscoJFK–SFO4,152 km5h 40m
Miami to LimaMIA–LIM4,219 km5h 45m
Lima to Mexico CityLIM–MEX4,245 km5h 47m
Miami to São PauloMIA–GRU6,574 km8h 40m

Africa

A continent that is far larger than a Mercator map admits, and whose distances surprise people accordingly.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Nairobi to ZanzibarNBO–ZNZ602 km1h 15m
Nairobi to Addis AbabaNBO–ADD1,164 km1h 57m
Istanbul to CairoIST–CAI1,264 km2h 04m
Johannesburg to Cape TownJNB–CPT1,272 km2h 05m
Madrid to Gran CanariaMAD–LPA1,766 km2h 42m
Paris to CasablancaCDG–CMN1,931 km2h 54m
London to MarrakeshLHR–RAK2,294 km3h 21m
Cairo to DubaiCAI–DXB2,417 km3h 30m
Johannesburg to NairobiJNB–NBO2,912 km4h 07m
Johannesburg to MauritiusJNB–MRU3,066 km4h 19m
Doha to SeychellesDOH–SEZ3,357 km4h 40m
London to CairoLHR–CAI3,533 km4h 53m
Dubai to NairobiDXB–NBO3,559 km4h 55m
Paris to DakarCDG–DKR4,225 km5h 45m
London to LagosLHR–LOS5,004 km6h 43m
London to AccraLHR–ACC5,100 km6h 50m
Dubai to JohannesburgDXB–JNB6,413 km8h 28m
London to NairobiLHR–NBO6,841 km9h 00m
Istanbul to JohannesburgIST–JNB7,496 km9h 49m
Frankfurt to JohannesburgFRA–JNB8,690 km11h 18m
London to JohannesburgLHR–JNB9,075 km11h 47m
Paris to RéunionCDG–RUN9,370 km12h 09m
London to Cape TownLHR–CPT9,682 km12h 32m
London to MauritiusLHR–MRU9,784 km12h 40m

Oceania

Where everything is further from everything else than it looks, including the bits of the same country.

RouteDistanceEstimated
Sydney to MelbourneSYD–MEL706 km1h 23m
Auckland to ChristchurchAKL–CHC745 km1h 26m
Sydney to BrisbaneSYD–BNE753 km1h 26m
Auckland to QueenstownAKL–ZQN1,024 km1h 46m
Sydney to AdelaideSYD–ADL1,164 km1h 57m
Sydney to ChristchurchSYD–CHC2,126 km3h 09m
Auckland to NadiAKL–NAN2,156 km3h 11m
Sydney to AucklandSYD–AKL2,159 km3h 11m
Brisbane to AucklandBNE–AKL2,295 km3h 21m
Melbourne to AucklandMEL–AKL2,637 km3h 47m
Melbourne to PerthMEL–PER2,700 km3h 51m
Sydney to Port MoresbySYD–POM2,754 km3h 55m
Sydney to NadiSYD–NAN3,169 km4h 26m
Sydney to PerthSYD–PER3,277 km4h 34m
Perth to SingaporePER–SIN3,911 km5h 22m
Auckland to PapeeteAKL–PPT4,094 km5h 35m
Sydney to BaliSYD–DPS4,622 km6h 15m
Sydney to SingaporeSYD–SIN6,293 km8h 19m
Sydney to TokyoSYD–HND7,818 km10h 13m

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