EY100 distance and great-circle path
EY100 covers 11,031 km, or 6,854 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 41 by distance.
The plane leaves Abu Dhabi 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 AUH–JFK route appears on a tracker map.
Why EY100 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 14.3 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 770 km/h. An Airbus A380-800 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 timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly EY100?
Not really. It uses about 75% of the Airbus A380-800's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A380-800.
What to know about EY100
- Time change: you land 8 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.