SV816 distance and great-circle path
SV816 covers 7,971 km, or 4,953 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 138 by distance.
The plane leaves Jakarta 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 CGK-JED route appears on a tracker map.
Why SV816 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 10.6 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 753 km/h. A Boeing 777-300ER cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
Can the Boeing 777-300ER comfortably fly SV816?
Not really. It uses about 58% of the Boeing 777-300ER's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 777-300ER.
What to know about SV816
- Time change: you land 4 hours behind the time you left.
- Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.