SQ22 distance and great-circle path
SQ22 covers 15,335 km, or 9,529 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-range flight, one of the longest commercial sectors flown anywhere. It is the 6th longest route we track.
The plane leaves Singapore 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 SIN-EWR route appears on a tracker map.
Why SQ22 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 18.7 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 822 km/h. An Airbus A350-900ULR 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 A350-900ULR comfortably fly SQ22?
Yes. The route uses roughly 102% of what an Airbus A350-900ULR 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 Airbus A350-900ULR.
What to know about SQ22
- Time change: you land 12 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.