MH780 distance and great-circle path
MH780 covers 1,222 km, or 759 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 218 by distance.
The plane leaves Kuala Lumpur heading north. 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–BKK route appears on a tracker map.
Why MH780 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 2.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 564 km/h. A Boeing 737-800 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 what really moves flight times.
Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly MH780?
Not at all. At roughly 21% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.
What to know about MH780
- Time change: you land 1 hour behind the time you left.