CA125 distance and great-circle path
CA125 covers 901 km, or 560 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 230 by distance.
The plane leaves Beijing 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 PEK–ICN route appears on a tracker map.
Why CA125 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 3.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 240 km/h. An Airbus A330-300 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 what really moves flight times.
Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly CA125?
Not at all. At roughly 8% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A330-300. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.
What to know about CA125
- Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.