- Great circle
- 9,590 km
- 5,959 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 12h 25m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 55.5°N
- at 28% along
- One lap of Earth
- 23.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 51st longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then Germany, then Poland, then Lithuania, then Belarus, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then China.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 55.5°N, 28% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 10,310 km. That is 720 km further, about 8% more, and roughly 54m of extra flying.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points north-east (60°); it arrives into Hong Kong heading south-east (142°). That is 83° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Paris to Hong Kong, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Hong Kong?
- Paris to Hong Kong (CDG to HKG) is 9,590 km, or 5,959 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Hong Kong?
- About 12h 25m 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 Hong Kong flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then Germany, then Poland, then Lithuania, then Belarus, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then China. It reaches 55.5°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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