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Singapore to London flight path

SIN → LHRSINLHR
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Singapore to London covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It crosses the Strait of Malacca, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal: 24% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC+1.

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From Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) · SIN · LHR

SINSingapore
LHRLondon
Great-circle distance
10,880 km
Duration, no wind
13 h 00 min
Over water
24 %
Time difference today
−7 h

The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.

What countries do you fly over from Singapore to London?

  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Afghanistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus
  • Poland
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • Strait of Malacca
  • Andaman Sea
  • Bay of Bengal
  • Caspian Sea
  • North Sea

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Tirich Mir

To see Tirich Mir (7,708 m), sit on the right: it lies about 62 km from the route, ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Kuala Lumpur ≈ 35 min
  • Jamshedpur ≈ 3 h 45 min
  • Varanasi ≈ 4 h 15 min
  • Lucknow ≈ 4 h 35 min
  • Rawalpindi ≈ 5 h 45 min
  • Aýrybaba (3,137 m) ≈ 6 h 40 min
  • Kharkiv ≈ 9 h 50 min
  • Warsaw ≈ 11 h 05 min
Right window
  • Mount Tahan (2,190 m) ≈ 45 min
  • Khao Luang (1,780 m) ≈ 1 h 20 min
  • Dhanbad ≈ 3 h 50 min
  • Srinagar ≈ 5 h 40 min
  • Tirich Mir (7,708 m) ≈ 6 h 05 min
  • Noshaq (7,492 m) ≈ 6 h 10 min
  • Berlin ≈ 11 h 40 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+7UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+5UTC+4:30UTC+5UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1UTC+8Andaman SeaMalay PeninsulaIndian subcontinentKashmir ValleyKyzyl KumCaspian DepressionTirich Mir 7,708 m 62 kmNoshaq 7,492 m 73 kmAýrybaba 3,137 m 104 kmKhao Luang 1,780 m 112 kmBerlin 4 kmRawalpindi 84 kmLucknow 91 kmWarsaw 13 kmKharkiv 59 kmJamshedpur 2 kmSrinagar 66 kmDhanbad 90 kmVaranasi 55 kmSINLHR▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 h12 hUTC+7UTC+5:30UTC+6:30UTC+5:30UTC+5UTC+4:30UTC+5UTC+4UTC+5UTC+4UTC+3UTC+2UTC+1Andaman SeaMalay PeninsulaIndian subcontinentHimalayasKarakum DesertUstyurt PlateauPontic-Caspian steppeNorth European PlainKuala Lumpur82 km off routeJamshedpur2 km off routeVaranasi55 km off routeLucknow91 km off routeRawalpindi84 km off routeAýrybaba3,137 m · 104 kmKharkiv59 km off routeWarsaw13 km off routeMount Tahan2,190 m · 67 kmKhao Luang1,780 m · 112 kmDhanbad90 km off routeSrinagar66 km off routeTirich Mir7,708 m · 62 kmNoshaq7,492 m · 73 kmBerlin4 km off routeSINLHRUTC+8

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Singapore Changi Airport
  2. Below: Malay Peninsula36 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
  3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — on the left, 82 km away314 km · ≈ 35 min into the flight
  4. Mount Tahan, 2,190 m — on the right, 67 km away409 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  5. Water starts: Strait of Malacca689 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  6. Local time below changes: UTC+8 to UTC+7726 km · ≈ 1 h 05 min into the flight
  7. Khao Luang, 1,780 m — on the right, 112 km away917 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  8. Land again943 km · ≈ 1 h 20 min into the flight
  9. Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal — 1,850 km without land1,050 km · ≈ 1 h 30 min into the flight
  10. Local time below changes: UTC+7 to UTC+5:301,710 km · ≈ 2 h 15 min into the flight
  11. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+6:301,890 km · ≈ 2 h 25 min into the flight
  12. Local time below changes: UTC+6:30 to UTC+5:302,790 km · ≈ 3 h 30 min into the flight
  13. Below: Indian subcontinent2,900 km · ≈ 3 h 35 min into the flight
  14. Below: Chota Nagpur Plateau3,010 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  15. Jamshedpur, India — on the left, 2 km away3,060 km · ≈ 3 h 45 min into the flight
  16. Dhanbad, India — on the right, 90 km away3,130 km · ≈ 3 h 50 min into the flight
  17. Below: Indo-Gangetic Plain3,370 km · ≈ 4 h 10 min into the flight
  18. Varanasi, India — on the left, 55 km away3,490 km · ≈ 4 h 15 min into the flight
  19. Lucknow, India — on the left, 91 km away3,750 km · ≈ 4 h 35 min into the flight
  20. Below: Siwalik Hills4,060 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  21. Below: Himalayas4,320 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  22. Below: Kashmir Valley4,610 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
  23. Below: Tibetan Plateau4,640 km · ≈ 5 h 35 min into the flight
  24. Below: Salt Range4,680 km · ≈ 5 h 40 min into the flight
  25. Srinagar, India — on the right, 66 km away4,740 km · ≈ 5 h 40 min into the flight
  26. Local time below changes: UTC+5:30 to UTC+54,790 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
  27. Rawalpindi, Pakistan — on the left, 84 km away4,820 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
  28. Below: Hindu Kush4,820 km · ≈ 5 h 50 min into the flight
  29. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+4:305,080 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  30. Tirich Mir, 7,708 m — on the right, 62 km away5,100 km · ≈ 6 h 05 min into the flight
  31. Noshaq, 7,492 m — on the right, 73 km away5,120 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  32. Local time below changes: UTC+4:30 to UTC+55,330 km · ≈ 6 h 25 min into the flight
  33. Aýrybaba, 3,137 m — on the left, 104 km away5,570 km · ≈ 6 h 40 min into the flight
  34. Below: Karakum Desert5,660 km · ≈ 6 h 45 min into the flight
  35. Below: Kyzyl Kum5,880 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  36. Below: Ustyurt Plateau6,600 km · ≈ 7 h 50 min into the flight
  37. Below: Caspian Depression6,860 km · ≈ 8 h 10 min into the flight
  38. Water starts: Caspian Sea7,000 km · ≈ 8 h 20 min into the flight
  39. Land again7,260 km · ≈ 8 h 35 min into the flight
  40. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+47,400 km · ≈ 8 h 45 min into the flight
  41. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+57,470 km · ≈ 8 h 50 min into the flight
  42. Local time below changes: UTC+5 to UTC+47,510 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
  43. Below: Pontic-Caspian steppe7,580 km · ≈ 9 h 00 min into the flight
  44. Local time below changes: UTC+4 to UTC+37,690 km · ≈ 9 h 05 min into the flight
  45. Below: Central Russian Upland8,200 km · ≈ 9 h 40 min into the flight
  46. Kharkiv, Ukraine — on the left, 59 km away8,320 km · ≈ 9 h 50 min into the flight
  47. Local time below changes: UTC+3 to UTC+29,290 km · ≈ 10 h 55 min into the flight
  48. Warsaw, Poland — on the left, 13 km away9,410 km · ≈ 11 h 05 min into the flight
  49. Below: North European Plain9,540 km · ≈ 11 h 15 min into the flight
  50. Berlin, Germany — on the right, 4 km away9,930 km · ≈ 11 h 40 min into the flight
  51. Water starts: North Sea10,590 km · ≈ 12 h 25 min into the flight
  52. Below: British Isles10,740 km · ≈ 12 h 35 min into the flight
  53. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+110,770 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  54. Below: Great Britain10,810 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  55. Land again10,810 km · ≈ 12 h 40 min into the flight
  56. Landing at London Heathrow Airport10,880 km · ≈ 12 h 45 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

Take-offLanding

Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.

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Arriving in London

London
London · Photo: Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 13 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,880 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+8Singapore
726 kmUTC+7Bangkok
1,710 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
1,890 kmUTC+6:30Yangon
2,790 kmUTC+5:30Kolkata
4,790 kmUTC+5Karachi
5,080 kmUTC+4:30Kabul
5,330 kmUTC+5Dushanbe
7,400 kmUTC+4Astrakhan
7,470 kmUTC+5Atyrau
7,510 kmUTC+4Astrakhan
7,690 kmUTC+3Volgograd
9,290 kmUTC+2Warsaw
10,770 kmUTC+1London

Airspace (FIRs) along the route

Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.

  • Singapore
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Bangkok
  • Yangon
  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Lahore
  • Kabul
  • Dushanbe
  • Samarkand
  • Tashkent
  • Aktobe
  • Rostov
  • Aktobe
  • Rostov
  • Moscow
  • Dnipro
  • Kyiv
  • Minsk
  • Warszawa
  • Bremen
  • Langen
  • Bremen
  • Langen
  • Amsterdam
  • London

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Singapore to London?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Singapore to London covers 6,760 miles (10,880 km) — about 13 h 00 min with no wind. It passes over or close to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It crosses the Strait of Malacca, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal: 24% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+8 and land on UTC+1.

What countries do you fly over from Singapore to London?

It passes over or close to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and crosses the Strait of Malacca, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Singapore to London?

About 13 h 00 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

How far is Singapore from London by plane?

6,760 miles (10,880 km, 5,880 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

How much of the flight is over water?

24% of the route, about 2,610 km. The longest stretch without land is 1,850 km.

Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?

It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.

Does GPS work in airplane mode?

Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.

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How this was calculated

The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.

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