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Flight Cost per Mile Calculator

Flight cost per kilometre and per hour, with extras included. Cost per kilometre falls sharply with distance, which is why a short hop can look expensive next to a long haul that costs three times as much.

Also called: flight cost per km, airfare value calculator.

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km
hours
₹
Cost per kilometre
₹11

₹11 per km and ₹6,200 per hour of flying, on a total of ₹46,500 for 1 passenger(s). Extras add 10.71% to the headline fare.

Cost per flight hour
₹6,200
Total cost
₹46,500
Per passenger
₹46,500
Extras as a share of the fare
10.71%
Per 100 km
₹1,107
How this is calculated
Method and background

How this is calculated

Total paid, including bags and seat selection, over the distance flown. Long routes have a much lower cost per kilometre because the fixed costs of a departure, landing fees, ground handling and crew positioning, spread over more distance. That is why comparing two fares by their absolute price says little, and why the per-hour figure is often the more useful one when deciding whether to fly or take a train.

total paid over distance flown, with extras counted
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Ticket price
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Distance

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

a long haul flight

Ticket price
₹42,000
Distance
4,200 km
Flight time
7.5 hours
Passengers
1
Bags, seats and extras
₹4,500

Cost per kilometre₹11

46,500 over 4,200 km

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two passengers double the total

Ticket price
₹42,000
Distance
4,200 km
Flight time
7.5 hours
Passengers
2
Bags, seats and extras
₹4,500

Cost per kilometre₹22

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Method and limits

What it assumes

  • Great circle distance, which is shorter than the actual routing.

What it deliberately does not model

  • It does not value time, comfort or schedule, which usually decide the choice.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is a short flight so expensive per kilometre?
Because the fixed costs of a departure are the same whatever the distance. Spreading landing fees and turnaround over 400 km rather than 4,000 makes the per-km figure ten times worse.