- Great circle
- 9,154 km
- 5,688 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 11h 53m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 54.7°N
- at 24% along
- One lap of Earth
- 22.8%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 58th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Frankfurt the path crosses Germany, then Poland, then Belarus, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then China.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 54.7°N, 24% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 9,762 km. That is 608 km further, about 7% more, and roughly 45m of extra flying.
Leaving Frankfurt the aircraft points north-east (64°); it arrives into Hong Kong heading south-east (141°). That is 77° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Frankfurt to Hong Kong, asked and answered
- How far is Frankfurt to Hong Kong?
- Frankfurt to Hong Kong (FRA to HKG) is 9,154 km, or 5,688 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Hong Kong?
- About 11h 53m 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 Frankfurt to Hong Kong flight take?
- The great circle passes over Germany, then Poland, then Belarus, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then China. It reaches 54.7°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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