EY450 distance and great-circle path
EY450 covers 12,061 km, or 7,494 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 25 by distance.
The plane leaves Abu Dhabi heading south-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 AUH-SYD route appears on a tracker map.
Why EY450 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 13.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 877 km/h. A Boeing 787-10 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 787-10 comfortably fly EY450?
Yes. The route uses roughly 103% of what a Boeing 787-10 can fly. On a windy day the airline may carry less cargo to save fuel. Flights this close to the limit are the ones that sometimes make a fuel stop. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-10.
What to know about EY450
- Time change: you land 7 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
- Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.