SQ380 distance and great-circle path
SQ380 covers 6,294 km, or 3,911 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 138 by distance.
The plane leaves Singapore 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 SIN–SYD route appears on a tracker map.
Why SQ380 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 8.1 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 779 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 SQ380?
Not at all. At roughly 43% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A380-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A380-800.
What to know about SQ380
- Time change: you land 2 hours ahead of the time you left.
- Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.