Frankfurt (FRA) – Hong Kong (HKG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
9,170 km
5,698 mi · 4,951 nm
Flight time
11 h 35 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
7 h / 6 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,071 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (634 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
377,059
2024 · −0.9%
Flights / week
26
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
416,374 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_de), reported by the airport in Germany, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from FRA to HKGFRAHKG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FRA
64°
Heading from HKG
321°
Halfway point
49.63, 74.51
Great-circle km
9,154 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
7 h in January, 6 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 33,300 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct33.3KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202431,319
Feb 202430,368
Mar 202432,556
Apr 202432,745
May 202426,097
Jun 202430,567
Jul 202431,781
Aug 202431,733
Sep 202433,236
Oct 202433,300
Nov 202432,139
Dec 202431,218
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 123 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct123NovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024112
Feb 2024108
Mar 2024113
Apr 2024118
May 2024106
Jun 2024114
Jul 2024113
Aug 2024110
Sep 2024119
Oct 2024123
Nov 2024116
Dec 2024111

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 9,154 km.

FRA Frankfurt → HKG Hong Kong

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

HKG Hong Kong → FRA Frankfurt

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → DXB4,849 km 940,081
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807

More routes from HKG

Route Distance Passengers
HKG → ICN2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
HKG → SYD7,372 km 1,065,358
HKG → SFO11,147 km 913,339
HKG → LAX11,683 km 910,783
HKG → MEL7,387 km 781,290
HKG → DEL3,753 km 682,536
HKG → JFK12,990 km 598,888
HKG → CDG9,606 km 381,883
HKG → BNE6,930 km 323,972
HKG → BOM4,278 km 323,932

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Frankfurt (FRA) and Hong Kong (HKG) are 9,170 km (5,698 miles, 4,951 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.