- Great circle
- 10,269 km
- 6,381 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 13h 16m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 59.5°N
- at 31% along
- One lap of Earth
- 25.6%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 39th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Vancouver the path crosses Canada, then 1,412 km of open water, then the United States, then 2,054 km of open water, then Russia, then 924 km of open water, then Russia, then 616 km of open water, then South Korea, then 745 km of open water, then China.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 59.5°N, 31% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 11,283 km. That is 1,014 km further, about 10% more, and roughly 1h 16m of extra flying.
Leaving Vancouver the aircraft points north-west (309°); it arrives into Hong Kong heading south-west (213°). That is 96° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Vancouver to Hong Kong, asked and answered
- How far is Vancouver to Hong Kong?
- Vancouver to Hong Kong (YVR to HKG) is 10,269 km, or 6,381 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong?
- About 13h 16m 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 Vancouver to Hong Kong flight take?
- The great circle passes over Canada, then 1,412 km of open water, then the United States, then 2,054 km of open water, then Russia, then 924 km of open water, then Russia, then 616 km of open water, then South Korea, then 745 km of open water, then China. It reaches 59.5°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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