- Great circle
- 15,337 km
- 9,530 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 19h 34m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 87.9°N
- at 64% along
- One lap of Earth
- 38.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 3rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Singapore the path crosses 920 km of open water, then Cambodia, then Thailand, then Laos, then Vietnam, then China, then Mongolia, then Russia, then 2,339 km of open water, then Greenland, then 613 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States.
The great circle reaches 87.9°N, inside the Arctic circle — which is why the route looks like a detour over the top of the world on a flat map, and like the obvious line on a globe.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 18,537 km. That is 3,200 km further, about 21% more, and roughly 3h 59m of extra flying.
Leaving Singapore the aircraft points north (358°); it arrives into Newark heading south (183°). That is 175° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Singapore to Newark, asked and answered
- How far is Singapore to Newark?
- Singapore to Newark (SIN to EWR) is 15,337 km, or 9,530 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Singapore to Newark?
- About 19h 34m 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 Singapore to Newark flight take?
- The great circle passes over 920 km of open water, then Cambodia, then Thailand, then Laos, then Vietnam, then China, then Mongolia, then Russia, then 2,339 km of open water, then Greenland, then 613 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States. It reaches 87.9°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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