Longest Flights From Pakistan

The longest routes from Pakistan go to North America, at roughly 11,000 to 11,700 km, followed by the UK and Europe at about 6,000 to 6,400 km. These are straight-line (great-circle) distances between airports; actual flight paths and times vary.

Distances from Pakistan’s main airports

• Islamabad to Toronto (ISB–YYZ): about 10,985 km.
• Lahore to Toronto (LHE–YYZ): about 11,247 km.
• Lahore to New York (LHE–JFK): about 11,350 km.
• Karachi to New York (KHI–JFK): about 11,684 km.
• Karachi to London Heathrow (KHI–LHR): about 6,339 km.
• Lahore to London Heathrow (LHE–LHR): about 6,315 km.
• Islamabad to London Heathrow (ISB–LHR): about 6,053 km.
• Karachi to Singapore (KHI–SIN): about 4,741 km.
• Islamabad to Beijing (ISB–PEK): about 3,923 km.

Flight time

At a typical airliner speed, a flight of about 6,000 km takes roughly 8 to 9 hours and a flight of 11,000 km takes 13 hours or more, depending on winds and routing. Westbound flights to North America face headwinds; see why planes fly curved routes.

Which routes are flown

Airlines add and drop routes, and whether a nonstop flight exists depends on the airline and the season. These pages show the distance for each route and live aircraft on the corridor: Islamabad to Toronto, Karachi to London and the route list.

Aircraft

Long flights use wide-body aircraft; see Boeing 777-300ER guide.

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