SK973 distance and great-circle path
SK973 covers 8,637 km, or 5,367 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 127 by distance.
The plane leaves Copenhagen heading 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 CPH-BKK route appears on a tracker map.
Why SK973 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 10.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 797 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 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 A350-900 comfortably fly SK973?
Not really. It uses about 58% 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 SK973
- Time change: you land 6 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.