Why is the flight time of London-Beijing and Tel Aviv-Beijing the same?
Flight time between London and Beijing is around 10hrs nonstop. Same goes for Tel Aviv and Beijing. Why is that? there's a 5hrs flight that separates London from Tel Aviv. Does it have to do with different travel paths of each plane?
Best Answer
The great circle distance from LHR to PEK is 8174km and the scheduled flight time is 10:10 (British Airways). The great circle distance from TLV to PEK is 7155km and the scheduled flight time is 9:20.
There is no condradiction between a 1000km difference in flight distance and a 50 minute difference in scheduled flight time.
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