CZ347 distance and great-circle path
CZ347 covers 9,457 km, or 5,876 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 91 by distance.
The plane leaves Guangzhou heading north-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 CAN-CDG route appears on a tracker map.
Why CZ347 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 13.0 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 727 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 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 how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly CZ347?
Not really. It uses about 63% of the Airbus A350-900's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.
What to know about CZ347
- Time change: you land 7 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.