The invention discloses an outdoor aerial gas pipeline non-contact long-distance leakage detecting method. The method comprises the following steps that a, a leakage detecting point is determined, specifically, the position of the to-be-detected leakage point is observed, and a pipeline joint position or a pipeline structure abnormal position is selected as the leakage detecting point; b, standingpoints are determined, specifically, after the leakage detecting point is determined, three standing points are arranged in a position right facing the leakage detecting point, a position 2-3 m deviating leftwards from the leakage detecting point and a position 2-3 m deviating rightwards from the leakage detecting point correspondingly; c, leakage detection is performed; d, data analyzing is performed; and e, data recording is performed. The method has the beneficial effects that by adopting an infrared detecting technology, by means of the characteristic that wavebands reflected by methane in light waves are inconsistent after natural gas is leaked, aerial long-distance outdoor aerial gas pipeline leakage detection is achieved, operation is easy, and the safety is high; and by measuringthe leakage detecting point from the multiple points in multiple directions, the gas leakage status can be evaluated comprehensively, and the detecting precision is improved.