AF218 distance and great-circle path
AF218 covers 6,994 km, or 4,346 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 125 by distance.
The plane leaves Paris heading 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 CDG–BOM route appears on a tracker map.
Why AF218 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 8.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 784 km/h. A Boeing 787-9 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying east, this route usually picks up tailwinds high up. The flight back west normally takes longer, even though the distance is identical. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
What to know about AF218
- Time change: you land 4 hours ahead of the time you left.