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Weather, politics and local regulations can affect the choice of airspace and flight corridors. Flightpaths.com lets you see the real flight paths and compare passenger airlines and flight times simplified on an interactive map.

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Flight paths with the longest detours

With everything from weather conditions to conflicts on the ground, there are many reasons for flight paths changing. Find the routes that are mostly affected by surrounding circumstances in our list.

When it comes to making flights as efficient as possible, airlines worldwide continuously strive to minimize their flight time, fuel use and flight distance. However, external factors can significantly impact the aviation industry. For example conflicts between countries can lead to airspace closures and avoidances, as seen in the cases of Russia/Ukraine and the Middle East. Consequently, many airlines end up with flight paths that are considerably longer than the shortest possible routes.

Additionally, several other factors influence the actual length of flights. Specific flight corridors may impose limitations, and weather conditions can also affect the chosen paths.

Below is a list highlighting the routes with the largest percentage difference between the actual flight path and the shortest possible flight path. Follow each link to learn more about this specific route and the flight options available.

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SVO-IST SVO-SVO Moscow Istanbul

RUH-TBS RUH-RUH Riyadh Tbilisi

TBS-DXB TBS-TBS Tbilisi Dubai

GYD-DXB GYD-GYD Baku Dubai

ICN-HEL ICN-ICN Seoul Helsinki

DXB-SZG DXB-DXB Dubai Salzburg

ESB-VKO ESB-ESB Ankara Moscow

VKO-SAW VKO-VKO Moscow Istanbul

VKO-IST VKO-VKO Moscow Istanbul

Turkish Airlines

TLV-TBS TLV-TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo Tbilisi

HND-HEL HND-HND Tokyo Helsinki

IST-VKO IST-IST Istanbul Moscow

Turkish Airlines

KIX-HEL KIX-KIX Osaka Helsinki

KGD-SVO KGD-KGD Kaliningrad Moscow

TLV-DME TLV-TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo Moscow

HEL-ICN HEL-HEL Helsinki Seoul

CDG-NDJ CDG-CDG Paris Ndjamena

HEL-KIX HEL-HEL Helsinki Osaka

NQZ-WAW NQZ-NQZ Astana Warsaw

ARN-HND ARN-ARN Stockholm Tokyo

DFW-DEN DFW-DFW Dallas Denver

American Airlines

VKO-AYT VKO-VKO Moscow Antalya

URA-FRA URA-URA Uralsk Frankfurt

HEL-DXB HEL-HEL Helsinki Dubai

BHX-ATQ BHX-BHX Birmingham Amritsar

ABV-DOH ABV-ABV Abuja Doha

HEL-HND HEL-HEL Helsinki Tokyo

LGW-ATQ LGW-LGW London Amritsar

NRT-WAW NRT-NRT Tokyo Warsaw

DXB-HEL DXB-DXB Dubai Helsinki

ORD-BDL ORD-ORD Chicago Hartford

American Airlines

HEL-PVG HEL-HEL Helsinki Shanghai

HEL-NRT HEL-HEL Helsinki Tokyo

NRT-HEL NRT-NRT Tokyo Helsinki

ADB-VKO ADB-ADB Izmir Moscow

HND-ARN HND-HND Tokyo Stockholm

LOS-DOH LOS-LOS Lagos Doha

ICN-HRB ICN-ICN Seoul Harbin

WAW-NQZ WAW-WAW Warsaw Astana

HRB-ICN HRB-HRB Harbin Seoul

RIX-TBS RIX-RIX Riga Tbilisi

HEL-HKG HEL-HEL Helsinki Hong Kong

DXB-LCA DXB-DXB Dubai Larnaca

HKG-HEL HKG-HKG Hong Kong Helsinki

ATQ-BHX ATQ-ATQ Amritsar Birmingham

HEL-DOH HEL-HEL Helsinki Doha

HND-CPH HND-HND Tokyo Copenhagen

DEL-ALA DEL-DEL Delhi Almaty

HND-MUC HND-HND Tokyo Munich

CPH-DEL CPH-CPH Copenhagen Delhi

ALA-DEL ALA-ALA Almaty Delhi

KIX-AMS KIX-KIX Osaka Amsterdam

KIX-CDG KIX-KIX Osaka Paris

HND-LHR HND-HND Tokyo London

British Airways

HND-MXP HND-HND Tokyo Milan

LHR-MAD LHR-LHR London Madrid

British Airways

TLV-BKK TLV-TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo Bangkok

SVO-SSH SVO-SVO Moscow Sharm el Sheikh

HND-FRA HND-HND Tokyo Frankfurt

DXB-KBL DXB-DXB Dubai Kabul

SAW-KHI SAW-SAW Istanbul Karachi

AMM-ATH AMM-AMM Amman Athens

Royal Jordanian

KHI-SAW KHI-KHI Karachi Istanbul

BKK-TLV BKK-BKK Bangkok Tel Aviv-Yafo

BKK-ALA BKK-BKK Bangkok Almaty

MXP-DEL MXP-MXP Milan Delhi

DEL-HEL DEL-DEL Delhi Helsinki

SHE-NRT SHE-SHE Shenyang Tokyo

DOH-ATQ DOH-DOH Doha Amritsar

ATH-AMM ATH-ATH Athens Amman

Royal Jordanian

DOH-LHE DOH-DOH Doha Lahore

HND-CDG HND-HND Tokyo Paris

DXB-OTP DXB-DXB Dubai Bucharest

PVG-ICN PVG-PVG Shanghai Seoul

NRT-ZRH NRT-NRT Tokyo Zurich

PNQ-CCU PNQ-PNQ Pune Kolkata

TLV-GYD TLV-TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo Baku

ICN-CPH ICN-ICN Seoul Copenhagen

BRU-NRT BRU-BRU Brussels Tokyo

DOH-OSL DOH-DOH Doha Oslo

DEL-CPH DEL-DEL Delhi Copenhagen

AYT-DXB AYT-AYT Antalya Dubai

HEL-DEL HEL-HEL Helsinki Delhi

PVG-MNL PVG-PVG Shanghai Manila

KTM-ICN KTM-KTM Kathmandu Seoul

NRT-BRU NRT-NRT Tokyo Brussels

CPH-ICN CPH-CPH Copenhagen Seoul

WAW-TAS WAW-WAW Warsaw Tashkent

IST-GUW IST-IST Istanbul Atyrau

NRT-AMS NRT-NRT Tokyo Amsterdam

WAW-NRT WAW-WAW Warsaw Tokyo

ALA-BKK ALA-ALA Almaty Bangkok

CPH-HND CPH-CPH Copenhagen Tokyo

NQZ-FRA NQZ-NQZ Astana Frankfurt

SAW-MCT SAW-SAW Istanbul Muscat

AMS-NRT AMS-AMS Amsterdam Tokyo

FRA-NQZ FRA-FRA Frankfurt Astana

PRG-DXB PRG-PRG Prague Dubai

ICN-CTS ICN-ICN Seoul Sapporo

BKK-HEL BKK-BKK Bangkok Helsinki

OTP-DOH OTP-OTP Bucharest Doha

ALA-DMK ALA-ALA Almaty Bangkok

TLV-HKT TLV-TLV Tel Aviv-Yafo Phuket

IST-RUH IST-IST Istanbul Riyadh

AMS-KIX AMS-AMS Amsterdam Osaka

TPE-AMS TPE-TPE Taipei Amsterdam

HEL-BKK HEL-HEL Helsinki Bangkok

PEK-AMS PEK-PEK Beijing Amsterdam

SAW-RUH SAW-SAW Istanbul Riyadh

VII-SGN VII-VII Vinh City Ho Chi Minh City

HKG-ICN HKG-HKG Hong Kong Seoul

DPS-SIN DPS-DPS Denpasar Singapore

Garuda Indonesia

DEL-TAS DEL-DEL Delhi Tashkent

Uzbekistan Airways

LHR-HND LHR-LHR London Tokyo

British Airways

ICN-WAW ICN-ICN Seoul Warsaw

DEL-ICN DEL-DEL Delhi Seoul

VIE-DEL VIE-VIE Vienna Delhi

RUH-IST RUH-RUH Riyadh Istanbul

DEL-GOI DEL-DEL Delhi Goa

HKT-BLR HKT-HKT Phuket Bengaluru

TPE-LHR TPE-TPE Taipei London

ADD-DXB ADD-ADD Addis Ababa Dubai

MLE-FCO MLE-MLE Male Rome

VNO-IST VNO-VNO Vilnius Istanbul

Turkish Airlines

PKX-RUH PKX-PKX Beijing Riyadh

SEA-ATL SEA-SEA Seattle Atlanta

Alaska Airlines

ORD-JFK ORD-ORD Chicago New York

American Airlines

ICN-AMS ICN-ICN Seoul Amsterdam

TAS-WAW TAS-TAS Tashkent Warsaw

CDG-CPT CDG-CDG Paris Cape Town

ICN-HKG ICN-ICN Seoul Hong Kong

SVO-BEG SVO-SVO Moscow Belgrade

NRT-MAD NRT-NRT Tokyo Madrid

WAW-ICN WAW-WAW Warsaw Seoul

LED-IST LED-LED Saint Petersburg Istanbul

Turkish Airlines

DEL-AMS DEL-DEL Delhi Amsterdam

LHR-MXP LHR-LHR London Milan

British Airways

ICN-NRT ICN-ICN Seoul Tokyo

BHX-DEL BHX-BHX Birmingham Delhi

MXP-HND MXP-MXP Milan Tokyo

IXE-DEL IXE-IXE Mangalore Delhi

Air India Express

TPE-PRG TPE-TPE Taipei Prague

DEL-FRA DEL-DEL Delhi Frankfurt

DEL-VTZ DEL-DEL Delhi Vishakhapatnam

BEG-PEK BEG-BEG Belgrade Beijing

Hainan Airlines

ICN-LHR ICN-ICN Seoul London

PEK-BOS PEK-PEK Beijing Boston

Hainan Airlines

BNA-MSP BNA-BNA Nashville Minneapolis

TPE-CEB TPE-TPE Taipei Cebu City

AMS-ICN AMS-AMS Amsterdam Seoul

AMS-TPE AMS-AMS Amsterdam Taipei

TPE-FRA TPE-TPE Taipei Frankfurt

FRA-HND FRA-FRA Frankfurt Tokyo

STN-TRN STN-STN London Turin

DXB-PRG DXB-DXB Dubai Prague

TPE-CDG TPE-TPE Taipei Paris

RUH-SAW RUH-RUH Riyadh Istanbul

ICN-PVG ICN-ICN Seoul Shanghai

YVR-SFO YVR-YVR Vancouver San Francisco

ALA-DXB ALA-ALA Almaty Dubai

ICN-DEL ICN-ICN Seoul Delhi

ZRH-DEL ZRH-ZRH Zurich Delhi

TPE-VIE TPE-TPE Taipei Vienna

LHR-ICN LHR-LHR London Seoul

DEL-BHX DEL-DEL Delhi Birmingham

SOF-DXB SOF-SOF Sofia Dubai

HND-VIE HND-HND Tokyo Vienna

CDG-HND CDG-CDG Paris Tokyo

AMS-PEK AMS-AMS Amsterdam Beijing

SFO-DOH SFO-SFO San Francisco Doha

LHR-TPE LHR-LHR London Taipei

GRO-FKB GRO-GRO Girona Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden

SIN-HEL SIN-SIN Singapore Helsinki

TPE-MUC TPE-TPE Taipei Munich

LHR-DEL LHR-LHR London Delhi

DEL-SFO DEL-DEL Delhi San Francisco

EDI-DXB EDI-EDI Edinburgh Dubai

BEG-SVO BEG-BEG Belgrade Moscow

HKT-HEL HKT-HKT Phuket Helsinki

MIA-DEN MIA-MIA Miami Denver

American Airlines

BLR-HKT BLR-BLR Bengaluru Phuket

PRG-TPE PRG-PRG Prague Taipei

LHR-BWN LHR-LHR London Bandar Seri Begawan

Royal Brunei Airlines

WRO-ICN WRO-WRO Wroclaw Seoul

HAN-SIN HAN-HAN Hanoi Singapore

Singapore Airlines

FNC-LTN FNC-FNC Funchal London

DOH-HEL DOH-DOH Doha Helsinki

ZRH-NRT ZRH-ZRH Zurich Tokyo

BWN-LHR BWN-BWN Bandar Seri Begawan London

Royal Brunei Airlines

ALA-BOM ALA-ALA Almaty Mumbai

DEL-MXP DEL-DEL Delhi Milan

IST-DMM IST-IST Istanbul Dammam

Turkish Airlines

DXB-EDI DXB-DXB Dubai Edinburgh

JFK-SLC JFK-JFK New York Salt Lake City

DEL-CDG DEL-DEL Delhi Paris

ICN-PRG ICN-ICN Seoul Prague

BOS-CUN BOS-BOS Boston Cancun

American Airlines

SAW-AKX SAW-SAW Istanbul Aktobe

LHE-RUH LHE-LHE Lahore Riyadh

PVG-AMS PVG-PVG Shanghai Amsterdam

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