AS830 distance and great-circle path
AS830 covers 4,308 km, or 2,677 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 243 by distance.
The plane leaves Seattle heading south-west. 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 SEA-HNL route appears on a tracker map.
Why AS830 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 6.3 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 680 km/h. A Boeing 737-900ER cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
Can the Boeing 737-900ER comfortably fly AS830?
Not really. It uses about 79% of the Boeing 737-900ER's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-900ER.
What to know about AS830
- Time change: you land 3 hours behind the time you left.