- Great circle
- 14,272 km
- 8,868 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 18h 14m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.0°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 35.6%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 6th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Perth the path crosses 8,706 km of open water, then Iran, then Iraq, then Turkey, then 428 km of open water, then Romania, then Hungary, then Austria, then Germany, then France.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.0°N, 100% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 14,469 km. That is 196 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 15m of extra flying.
Leaving Perth the aircraft points north-west (310°); it arrives into Paris heading west (277°). That is 33° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Perth to Paris, asked and answered
- How far is Perth to Paris?
- Perth to Paris (PER to CDG) is 14,272 km, or 8,868 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Perth to Paris?
- About 18h 14m 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 Perth to Paris flight take?
- The great circle passes over 8,706 km of open water, then Iran, then Iraq, then Turkey, then 428 km of open water, then Romania, then Hungary, then Austria, then Germany, then France. 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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