- Great circle
- 10,306 km
- 6,404 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 13h 18m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 47.7°N
- at 5% along
- One lap of Earth
- 25.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 37th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Zurich the path crosses Austria, then Hungary, then Romania, then Moldova, then Ukraine, then Russia, then 541 km of open water, then Turkmenistan, then Afghanistan, then Pakistan, then India, then 2,216 km of open water, then Malaysia.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 47.7°N, 5% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 10,606 km. That is 301 km further, about 3% more, and roughly 22m of extra flying.
Leaving Zurich the aircraft points east (85°); it arrives into Singapore heading south-east (138°). That is 53° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Zurich to Singapore, asked and answered
- How far is Zurich to Singapore?
- Zurich to Singapore (ZRH to SIN) is 10,306 km, or 6,404 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Zurich to Singapore?
- About 13h 18m 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 Zurich to Singapore flight take?
- The great circle passes over Austria, then Hungary, then Romania, then Moldova, then Ukraine, then Russia, then 541 km of open water, then Turkmenistan, then Afghanistan, then Pakistan, then India, then 2,216 km of open water, then Malaysia. It reaches 47.7°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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