Air France· Callsign AFR218 ·Daily

AF218 from Paris to Mumbai, tracked live

A key link in Air France's fast-growing Indian network under its partnership arrangements.

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CDG
Paris
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
10:30 CET (UTC+1)
8h 55m
6,994 km · 4,346 mi
Non-stop
BOM
Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
22:55 IST (UTC+5:30)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 787-9
typical equipment
Distance
6,994 km
3,776 nautical miles
Heading
92°
tracks east
Clock change
+4 h
on arrival
Block speed
784 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
50%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#161
of 439 tracked routes

Follow AF218 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

AF218 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 10:30 at CDG. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AF218 at a glance

  • The trip: 6,994 km (4,346 miles) from Paris to Mumbai, flying east.
  • How long: 8h 55m gate to gate. That is about 784 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 4 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 787-9. This route uses about 50% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of CDG in mid-morning, into BOM in late evening.

AF218 route overview: CDG to BOM

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 439 routes we track, it ranks 161 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.

Can the Boeing 787-9 comfortably fly AF218?

Not at all. At roughly 50% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 787-9. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9.

What to know about AF218

  • Time change: you land 4 hours ahead of the time you left.

AF218 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 3 observations of AF218 across 3 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-24. Those records contain 3 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was CDG-BOM (3 records).

The median recorded visibility was 512 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-24 CDG → BOM 10:22 UTC 18:48 UTC 8h 26m
2026-10-23 CDG → BOM 09:44 UTC 18:22 UTC 8h 38m
2026-10-22 CDG → BOM 09:31 UTC 18:02 UTC 8h 32m

“First/last tracked” are when AF218 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AF218

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Air France and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris, France · live radar →
BOM Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai, India · live radar →
B789 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AF218 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-9, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown6,994 km
AircraftBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate5.74 kg per km
Fuel burned40,114 kg
CO2, whole flight126.8 tonnes
Seats, typical layout290
Passengers carried241 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger526 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 526 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy238 seats, 198 flown
380 kg CO2 per seat
Business44 seats, 37 flown
1,103 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,521 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AF218 emits what 2,113 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,094 km, or 15,028 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 6,204 km, 9,208 km and 12,116 km, interpolated to this route's 6,994 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put AF218 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to AF218

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 4 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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AF218 frequently asked questions

How long is the AF218 flight?

Paris to Mumbai is 6,994 km (4,346 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 8.9 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AF218?

Typically a Boeing 787-9 (full specifications), using roughly 50% of that type's published range.

Does AF218 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 10:30 local from CDG. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track AF218 live?

Yes. Whenever AF218 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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