AV10 distance and great-circle path
AV10 covers 8,031 km, or 4,991 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 136 by distance.
The plane leaves Bogotá heading north-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 BOG-MAD route appears on a tracker map.
Why AV10 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 9.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 824 km/h. A Boeing 787-8 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 timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Boeing 787-8 comfortably fly AV10?
Not really. It uses about 59% of the Boeing 787-8's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-8.
What to know about AV10
- Time change: you land 6 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
- High airport at the start: BOG sits 8,361 ft up. Thin air means a longer takeoff run.