- Great circle
- 8,046 km
- 5,000 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 10h 30m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 51.5°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 20.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 79th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From London the path crosses United Kingdom, then Germany, then Czechia, then Poland, then Slovakia, then Ukraine, then Russia, then 543 km of open water, then Georgia, then Azerbaijan, then Iran, then Pakistan, then India.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 51.5°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 8,270 km. That is 223 km further, about 3% more, and roughly 17m of extra flying.
Leaving London the aircraft points east (91°); it arrives into Bangalore heading south-east (140°). That is 49° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
London to Bangalore, asked and answered
- How far is London to Bangalore?
- London to Bangalore (LHR to BLR) is 8,046 km, or 5,000 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from London to Bangalore?
- About 10h 30m 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 London to Bangalore flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then Germany, then Czechia, then Poland, then Slovakia, then Ukraine, then Russia, then 543 km of open water, then Georgia, then Azerbaijan, then Iran, then Pakistan, then India. It reaches 51.5°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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