- Great circle
- 7,722 km
- 4,798 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 10h 06m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 58.3°N
- at 41% along
- One lap of Earth
- 19.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 84th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Munich the path crosses Germany, then Czechia, then Poland, then Belarus, then Russia, then Mongolia, then China.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 58.3°N, 41% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 8,383 km. That is 661 km further, about 9% more, and roughly 49m of extra flying.
Leaving Munich the aircraft points north-east (52°); it arrives into Beijing heading south-east (137°). That is 84° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Munich to Beijing, asked and answered
- How far is Munich to Beijing?
- Munich to Beijing (MUC to PEK) is 7,722 km, or 4,798 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Munich to Beijing?
- About 10h 06m 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 Munich to Beijing flight take?
- The great circle passes over Germany, then Czechia, then Poland, then Belarus, then Russia, then Mongolia, then China. It reaches 58.3°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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