SU520 distance and great-circle path
SU520 covers 3,712 km, or 2,306 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 182 by distance.
The plane leaves Moscow heading south-east. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the SVO–DXB route appears on a tracker map.
Why SU520 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 5.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 707 km/h. An Airbus A330-300 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.
Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly SU520?
Not at all. At roughly 32% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A330-300. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.
What to know about SU520
- Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.