- Great circle
- 1,101 km
- 684 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 1h 52m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.0°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 2.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 248th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then Switzerland, then Italy.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.0°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points south-east (133°); it arrives into Rome heading south-east (140°). That is 7° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
FCO
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci
Rome, Italy · Europe
41.8°N, 12.3°E
Paris to Rome, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Rome?
- Paris to Rome (CDG to FCO) is 1,101 km, or 684 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Rome?
- About 1h 52m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Paris to Rome flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then Switzerland, then Italy. It reaches 49.0°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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