- Great circle
- 9,370 km
- 5,822 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 12h 09m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.0°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 23.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 54th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then Switzerland, then Italy, then 796 km of open water, then Libya, then Egypt, then Sudan, then Ethiopia, then Somalia, then 2,717 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.0°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 9,404 km. That is 35 km further, about 0% more, and roughly 3m of extra flying.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points south-east (131°); it arrives into Réunion heading south-east (148°). That is 17° 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 Réunion, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Réunion?
- Paris to Réunion (CDG to RUN) is 9,370 km, or 5,822 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Réunion?
- About 12h 09m 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 Réunion flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then Switzerland, then Italy, then 796 km of open water, then Libya, then Egypt, then Sudan, then Ethiopia, then Somalia, then 2,717 km of open water. 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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