SK931 distance and great-circle path
SK931 covers 9,028 km, or 5,610 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 108 by distance.
The plane leaves Copenhagen 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 CPH-LAX route appears on a tracker map.
Why SK931 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 11.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 803 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 timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly SK931?
Not really. It uses about 60% 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 SK931
- Time change: you land 8 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.