- Great circle
- 15,341 km
- 9,532 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 19h 34m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 87.5°N
- at 64% along
- One lap of Earth
- 38.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 2nd 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 652 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States.
The great circle reaches 87.5°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 18,501 km. That is 3,161 km further, about 21% more, and roughly 3h 56m of extra flying.
Leaving Singapore the aircraft points north (357°); it arrives into New York heading south (183°). That is 174° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
JFK
John F. Kennedy
New York, United States · North America
40.6°N, 73.8°W
Singapore to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Singapore to New York?
- Singapore to New York (SIN to JFK) is 15,341 km, or 9,532 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Singapore to New York?
- 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 New York 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 652 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States. It reaches 87.5°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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