W64301 distance and great-circle path
W64301 covers 2,804 km, or 1,743 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 190 by distance.
The plane leaves Warsaw 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 WAW–KEF route appears on a tracker map.
Why W64301 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 4.0 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 701 km/h. An Airbus A321neo 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 why long flights take odd-looking routes.
Can the Airbus A321neo comfortably fly W64301?
Not at all. At roughly 47% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321neo. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321neo.
What to know about W64301
- Time change: you land 2 hours behind the time you left.
- Flies far north: the real path runs much closer to the pole than a flat map suggests.