AK130 distance and great-circle path
AK130 covers 2,543 km, or 1,580 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 192 by distance.
The plane leaves Kuala Lumpur 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 KUL–HKG route appears on a tracker map.
Why AK130 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 3.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 649 km/h. An Airbus A321neo 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 A321neo comfortably fly AK130?
Not at all. At roughly 43% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321neo. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321neo.
What to know about AK130
- Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.