SQ308 distance and great-circle path
SQ308 covers 10,881 km, or 6,761 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 55 by distance.
The plane leaves Singapore 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 SIN-LHR route appears on a tracker map.
Why SQ308 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 13.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 782 km/h. An Airbus A380-800 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 how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
Can the Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly SQ308?
Not really. It uses about 74% 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 SQ308
- Time change: you land 8 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.