QR906 distance and great-circle path
QR906 covers 12,375 km, or 7,689 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 21 by distance.
The plane leaves Doha 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 DOH–SYD route appears on a tracker map.
Why QR906 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 14.1 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 879 km/h. An Airbus A380-800 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 Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly QR906?
Not really. It uses about 84% 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 QR906
- 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.