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Over time, commercial airlines have established a number of scheduled ultra long-haul non-stop flights. These exceptionally long routes reduce the travel time between distant city pairs as well as the number of stops needed for passengers' travels, thereby increasing passenger convenience.[1] For an airline, choosing to operate long flights can also build brand image as well as loyalty among a set of flyers.[2] Therefore, competition among airlines to establish the longest flight occurs.[3]

Definition

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Measurement method

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The length of a flight can be defined in different ways.[4] The most common standard flight length measurement is by great-circle distance, a formula that calculates the shortest distance across the curvature of the earth for two airports' ARPs.[5] It is the only measurement that is constant on a given city-pair route and unaffected by operational variances.[6] For this reason it is the standard for communicating commercial aviation flight length and is used by governing agencies like ICAO,[7] flight schedule providers,[8][9][10] and airlines themselves.[11]

Alternative definitions

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For the sake of disambiguation, other terms used in reference to alternative definitions of "longest flights" (and also incur operational variance) include:

  • Flight time – (the total time of a flight's operation) which varies based on multiple operational variables including: headings flown (see ground distance below), equipment capabilities, or even air traffic congestion (e.g., NAT-OTS and airport holding patterns).[12]
    • A subvariant of this is "Flight endurance" which is used in referring to a specific operated flight, usually recorded with observers, specialized equipment, or other such formal arrangements that are not commonly found in commercial flights.[13]
    • Flight scheduled time is another commonly reported figure that refers to the duration of a flight, published by a flight's operator. This is an unrelated/unreliable figure that incorporates further additional variables by airlines to reflect their operations and manage customer expectations that allow for variation in boarding procedures, anticipated time of day ground congestion, and even time allocated for remote stand operations).[14][15]
  • Ground distance traveled – Measuring of the actual ground distance covered by a flight (using routing that is not entirely on a great-circle route and therefore greater). Flights commonly fly non-great-circle routes for operational reasons such as: favorable winds/meteorological conditions, regulatory/political restrictions, safety/equipment constraints (such as ASHTAMs and ETOPS limitations), or even cost savings (optimization of overflight payments).[16][17]

Flight types

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There are numerous different types of flights globally operated by different aircraft for different industries and purposes. The term "longest flight" is most commonly used in reference to flights that are commercial, passenger, and scheduled, such that the flight details are published and tickets are available for purchase.[18]

While the term "longest flight" is most commonly used in reference to non-stop flights, direct flights with stops (same flight number used for the full journey) might also be compared on some occasions.[19]

Current longest route

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By great-circle distance

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Since November 9, 2020, the longest active scheduled passenger flight by great-circle distance is Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24[20] using an Airbus A350-900ULR between Singapore and New York–JFK at 15,349 kilometres (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi).[21]

The longest ever scheduled passenger flight was Air Tahiti Nui's flight TN64 using a Boeing 787-9, flying non-stop from Faaʻa International Airport in Papeete, Tahiti to Paris–CDG,[22] a distance of 15,715 kilometres (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) in a scheduled duration of 16 hours, 20 minutes.[23] This route was operated from March to April 2020.[24][25][26]

This route was previously operated with a refueling stop at Los Angeles International Airport, where all passengers would disembark the aircraft and pass through United States Customs & Border Protection before re-boarding and continuing to Paris. However, to comply with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions banning European travelers from entering the United States,[27] the airline opted not to stop at Los Angeles during its flights in March–April 2020. The route was also made possible by the aircraft's reduced passenger load of about 150 passengers,[28] which eliminated the need to refuel. This route also set a record for the world's longest domestic passenger flight, as it flew between French territories.

An illustration of the great-circle route versus an optimized jetstream route between Los Angeles and Tokyo. Note the eastbound (to Los Angeles) route, opting to take a longer route (by ground distance) that uses the jetstream to save time and fuel.

By ground distance traveled

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Routings may avoid great-circle routes, despite their shorter ground distance, for a variety of reasons, for example to avoid headwinds and/or use tailwinds to save time and fuel.[4]

Since November 9, 2020, the two longest flights (measured by ground distance traveled) are Singapore Airlines' flights SQ23 (second longest) and SQ24 (longest) between Singapore-Changi and New York–JFK in the U.S. Both of these flights have a geometrically optimal great-circle route near the North Pole of approximately 15,350 km (9,540 mi; 8,290 nmi). However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around 17,250 km (10,720 mi; 9,310 nmi)[29] over the Pacific Ocean where jet streams can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of 16,500 km (10,300 mi; 8,900 nmi)[30] eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet streams winds are available to save both flying time and fuel.

Similarly, the two Air India flights from New Delhi to San Francisco, AI173[31] and AI183,[32] fly an eastward ground distance of about 15,110 km (9,390 mi; 8,160 nmi) over the Pacific Ocean instead of a shorter westward great-circle route of about 13,300 km (8,300 mi; 7,200 nmi) over the Atlantic Ocean, to avoid prevailing westerly headwinds and save almost two hours of flying time.[33] Both these flights can travel with some variation in ground distance, with a report of 15,300 km (9,500 mi; 8,300 nmi) for the first such flight in 2016,[34] and it is not unheard of for particular flights to cover more than 16,000 km (9,900 mi; 8,600 nmi).[35]

Cathay Pacific flights from Hong Kong to New York–JFK will also sometimes fly 15,000 km (9,300 mi; 8,100 nmi) ground routes, instead of a 12,984 km (8,068 mi; 7,011 nmi) great-circle route, for the same reason.[36]

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, aircraft registered in or operated by multiple countries, including the European Union member states, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Switzerland, were banned from using Russian airspace. As a result, a number of flights from Japan to Europe now fly using a polar route over Alaska and northern Canada. For example, Swiss International Air Lines flight LX161 from Tokyo–Narita to Zurich often flies this route, sometimes covering a ground distance of 13,400 km (8,326 mi; 7,235 nmi)[37] or longer, compared to a great-circle distance of 9,618 km (5,976 mi; 5,193 nmi).

History

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Since the first scheduled commercial passenger flight in 1914 that covered 34 kilometres (21 mi; 18 nmi),[38][39] records for the longest flight (by great-circle distance) were rapidly set and continue to be set today.

1920s and 1930s

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The Pan Am Martin M-130 'Hawaii Clipper' that flew the first commercial transpacific flight

The longest non-stop commercial flights of the 1930s were operated by flying boats, which were the predominant aircraft type of the time for long-range flight, in part because they did not require large airports capable of receiving large aircraft.[40]

1940s and 1950s

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PBY Catalina G-AGKS of the Double Sunrise service
  • September 9, 1940 (1940-09-09): Pan Am set another record for the longest non-stop commercial flight by changing their eastbound trans-atlantic route between Bermuda and Lisbon to no longer have a scheduled stop in Horta, Azores. Using their Boeing B-314 Clipper, to cover the great circle distance of approximately 5,018 kilometres (3,118 mi; 2,710 nmi) from Darrell Island, Bermuda to Cabo Ruivo Airport, Lisbon, Portugal[64] in a scheduled time of 19 hours and 5 minutes.[65][66][67]
  • June 29, 1943 (1943-06-29) – July 17, 1945 (1945-07-17): Qantas operated "The Double Sunrise", a weekly 5,652-kilometre (3,512 mi; 3,052 nmi) flight between Perth, Australia and Koggala in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) with average flight times of around 28 hours, using a Consolidated PBY Catalina.[68] The flight from Ceylon to Australia on Aug 30, 1943 remains the record holder for longest time airborne (for a commercial passenger flight) at 32 hours, 9 minutes.[69][70][71][72][73][74][75][note 1]
  • January 26, 1949 (1949-01-26) – July 20, 1949 (1949-07-20): Having their operating certificates revoked and/or airfields closed to them in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Burma[76][77] in response to the Dutch's launching of a second Politionele acties (Operation Kraai); KLM created an alternative route for its direct flight KL830 between Amsterdam and Batavia. Using the longest range commercial airplane at the time: the new Lockheed L-749 Constellation with added additional fuel tanks and reduced cargo. It became the new longest non-stop commercial flight with its longest leg of 5,527 km (3,434 mi; 2,984 nmi) from Port Louis, Mauritius to Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) in a scheduled time of 15 hours, 15 minutes.[78][79][80][81][82]
  • November 18, 1952 (1952-11-18): Utilizing the recently better understood phenomenon of the Polar jet stream, Pan Am launched non-stop passenger service from Tokyo-Haneda to Honolulu aboard a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser,[83] covering a great-circle distance of 6,202 kilometres (3,854 mi; 3,349 nmi) in 11 hours 30 minutes.[84][85] It would go on to be flown in as short as 9 hours 48 minutes.[86]
  • September 29, 1957 (1957-09-29): A Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1649A Starliner, the ultimate piston-engine airliner in terms of range and endurance, flew the inaugural 8,780 kilometres (5,456 mi; 4,741 nmi) Los Angeles to London–Heathrow polar route in 18 hours and 32 minutes.[87]
  • October 2, 1957 (1957-10-02): Trans World Airlines' L-1649A, set the record for the longest-duration, non-stop passenger flight aboard a piston-powered airliner on the inaugural London–Heathrow to San Francisco Flight 801 where the aircraft, having encountered strong headwinds, stayed aloft for 23 hours and 19 minutes covering 8,638 kilometres (5,367 mi; 4,664 nmi).[88][89][90]
  • October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03): Trans World Airlines broke their own longest flight record with the launch of TW850's non-stop flight from San Francisco to Paris–Orly[91][92][93] covering 9,001 kilometres (5,593 mi; 4,860 nmi) in a scheduled flight time of 19 hours, 45 minutes.[94][95][96]

1960s and 1970s

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An El Al Boeing 707 (4X-ATB) that flew the longest flight in 1961 between New York City and Tel Aviv
  • June 15, 1961 (1961-06-15): El Al used its new Boeing 707-458s[97] to start the non-stop route from New York Idlewild Airport to Tel Aviv, covering 9,137 kilometres (5,677 mi; 4,934 nmi), with an average time of 9 hours, 33 minutes. This route was previously tested in December 1957 with a Bristol Britannia.[98]
  • January 7, 1963 (1963-01-07): As a result of Cold War tensions and loss of landing permissions on the route's previous intermediary stops, Aeroflot used their Tupolev Tu-114D, the largest commercial passenger plane ever built as of 1963, to change their eastbound route from Havana to Moscow into a non-stop one.[99] Covering 9,594 kilometres (5,961 mi; 5,180 nmi), in 16 hours, 25 minutes.[100][101]
  • August 6, 1967 (1967-08-06): Aerolíneas Argentinas established its non-stop Boeing 707-320B service on a 10,062 kilometres (6,252 mi; 5,433 nmi) route between Madrid and Buenos Aires, with a flight time of 13 hours.[102][103][104] The arrival of the more fuel-efficient turbofans made easier the possibility of longer flights.
A Pan Am 747SP that operated the longest flight in 1976 between New York City and Tokyo
  • April 26, 1976 (1976-04-26): Using the newly launched Boeing 747SP, Pan American World Airways set a new record with its 10,899 kilometres (6,772 mi; 5,885 nmi) New York–JFK to Tokyo-Haneda route.[105][106]
  • December 12, 1976 (1976-12-12): Pan Am set another record with its 747SPs when it launched the first non-stop service between North America and Australia on its new route of Sydney–San Francisco, covering 11,937 kilometres (7,417 mi; 6,445 nmi) in a scheduled 13 hours 15 minutes.[107][108][109]

1980s and 1990s

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South African Airways' first 747-400, that launched the longest non-stop flight in 1991 from New York City to Johannesburg
  • November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04): Pan Am set a further record using a 747SP to launch its new non-stop route connecting Sydney to Los Angeles, covering 12,051 kilometres (7,488 mi; 6,507 nmi).[110][111][112]
  • November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03): South African Airways sets a new record, using a Boeing 747-400 to connect New York–JFK to Johannesburg non-stop (eastbound): a distance of 12,824 kilometres (7,968 mi; 6,924 nmi).[113][114]

2000s

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  • February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01): South African Airways set another record, connecting Atlanta to Johannesburg non-stop (eastbound) with a 747-400: a distance of 13,581 kilometres (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi)[115][116][117]
  • March 1, 2001 (2001-03-01): With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, commercial overflights over Russia were now possible, allowing new circumpolar routes to come into use for airlines.[118] Continental Airlines launched a 12,980-kilometre (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) non-stop service from Newark to Hong Kong flying Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. This set a new distance record for a round trip route, flown non-stop in both directions. The duration of the non-stop flight exceeded 16 hours.[118]
  • April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01): Within a month, United Airlines started its own New York–JFK to Hong Kong service with Boeing 747-400 aircraft, adding 10 kilometers to the distance for a distance of 12,990 kilometres (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi).[118]
  • February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03): Singapore Airlines set a new record using the Airbus A340-500 on a great circle distance of 14,113 kilometres (8,769 mi; 7,620 nmi) from Los Angeles to Singapore in a scheduled time of 18 hours 20 minutes carrying 181 passengers.[119][120][121][122]
  • June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08): Singapore Airlines used its A340-500 aircraft to beat its own record; launching Flight SQ 21 on a 15,344 kilometres (9,534 mi; 8,285 nmi) great-circle route from Newark to Singapore, passing within 130 kilometres (81 mi; 70 nmi) of the North Pole and taking a little under 18 hours.[123] The return flight SQ 22, then flew a record ground distance of 16,600 kilometres (10,315 mi; 8,963 nmi) back to Newark. Despite the greater distance, SQ 22 averaged a slightly shorter 17 hours, 45 minutes because of prevailing high-altitude winds.[124]

2010s and 2020s

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A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900ULR (one of only seven ever produced) just after landing in into New York JFK from Singapore after completing the world's current longest non-stop flight.

In the late 2000s/early 2010s, rising fuel prices coupled with the Great Recession caused the cancellation of many ultra long-haul, non-stop flights.[125] This included the services provided by Singapore Airlines from Singapore to both Newark and Los Angeles that were ended in late 2013.[126][127] But, as fuel prices have since decreased and more fuel-efficient aircraft have come into service, many ultra long-haul routes were reinstated or newly scheduled.[125]

Other record flights (non-scheduled)

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Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time for a commercial airliner at 21,602 kilometers covered in 22 hours 42 minutes.[134]

Promotional and delivery flights

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A number of promotional or delivery flights have extended the record of longest non-stop flights by a commercial aircraft:

  • March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23): South African Airways' delivery flight of their first Boeing 747SP set a new record for nonstop flight by commercial aircraft. Flying 16,560 kilometres (10,290 mi; 8,942 nmi), covering a great circle distance of 16,429 kilometres (10,209 mi; 8,871 nmi), from Paine Field (near Seattle) to Cape Town, South Africa in 17 hours and 22 minutes.[135][136][137]
  • August 16, 1989 (1989-08-16): The first Qantas Boeing 747-400, VH-OJA, the City of Canberra, set a non-stop distance record for a commercial aircraft by flying 17,039 kilometres (10,588 mi; 9,200 nmi),[138] covering a great circle distance of 17,016 kilometres (10,573 mi; 9,188 nmi) between London and Sydney in 20 hours, 9 minutes. The purpose was to publicize the airline's "Longreach" services with the 747-400.[139][140][141]
  • June 16, 1993 (1993-06-16): An Airbus A340-200, F-WWBA, dubbed The World Ranger, set two new records as it flew an around the world route. First flying 19,089 kilometres (11,861 mi; 10,307 nmi) from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Auckland, New Zealand in 21 hours and 32 minutes.[142] After a 5 hour layover, the flight continued east-bound on a slightly longer route back to Paris-Le Bourget flying 19,246 kilometres (11,959 mi; 10,392 nmi), covering a great circle distance of 18,541 kilometres (11,521 mi; 10,011 nmi)[143] in 21 hours and 46 minutes. This was the first non-stop flight between Europe and New Zealand.[144][145][146]
  • March 31, 1997 (1997-03-31): A Boeing 777-200ER, "The Super Ranger", flew 20,045 kilometres (12,455 mi; 10,823 nmi) eastward from Seattle's Boeing Field to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, prior to refueling and completing its around the world flight back to Seattle.[147][148][149]
  • November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09): A Boeing 777-200LR demonstrator aircraft "Baby Blue 2" flew a great circle distance of 21,602 kilometres (13,423 mi; 11,664 nmi),[150][151][152] eastward from Hong Kong to London–Heathrow in 22 hours, 42 minutes as opposed to a normal westward routing for that sector, which is much shorter at 9,648 kilometres (5,995 mi; 5,210 nmi).[153][134] Eight pilots and twenty-seven passengers were on board.[154][155]

Non-scheduled commercial flights

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Qantas 747-400 City of Canberra (VH-OJA) flew from London to Sydney non-stop during its 1989 promotional flight, flying 17,000 kilometers in about 20 hours.
  • March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25): British Airways used a Boeing 777-200ER to fly the longest commercial non-stop flight with paying passengers, when chartered by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and his entourage of staff and journalists to fly from meetings in Brussels, traveling non-stop to ensure their attendance at the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[156] The flight, covering 17,157 kilometres (10,661 mi; 9,264 nmi) and lasting 18 hours, 45 minutes, included a BA staff of 20 to facilitate cockpit and cabin crew rotation during the flight.[156]
  • March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28): A Comlux Boeing 787-8, registered P4-787, set a new record for the longest commercial non-stop flight with paying passengers. It flew a non-scheduled (chartered), non-stop flight between the nearly antipodal points of Seoul–Incheon and Buenos Aires.[157] The flight departed at 12:47 local time on March 28 and arrived on March 28 at 21:26 local time, having covered a total of 19,483 kilometres (12,106 mi; 10,520 nmi) in 20 hours 19 minutes.[158][159][160]

Airliners

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The longest-range Airbus jetliner in service is the Airbus A350-900ULR, which is capable of flying 18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi; 9,700 nmi).[161][162] The A380 is capable of flying 15,200 kilometres (9,400 mi; 8,200 nmi) with 544 passengers. The standard A350-900 can fly 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi; 8,100 nmi) with 325 passengers.[163]

The longest-range Boeing airliner in service is the 777-200LR, which can cover 17,395 kilometres (10,809 mi; 9,393 nmi) with 301 passengers.[164][165] Boeing also considered developing a 777-200LR derivative for Qantas. It would feature three additional auxiliary fuel tanks (six total), a lighter interior derived from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as well as lower density seating. This aircraft would have the ability to fly between Sydney and London with a range of just over 18,500 kilometres (11,510 mi; 10,000 nmi).[166] The announced Boeing 777-8 will be capable of flying 16,170 kilometres (10,050 mi; 8,730 nmi) with 350 to 375 passengers.[167] The Boeing 787-9 can fly 14,140 kilometres (8,790 mi; 7,630 nmi) with 290 passengers.[168]

Many long-haul, non-stop routes that used to be uneconomical to operate are being made viable by the Airbus A330neo, the Airbus A350 XWB, and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.[169]

Longest passenger flights

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Non-stop flights (top 30, by great-circle distance)

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The following table lists the world's longest non-stop scheduled passenger routes by great-circle distance. The actual distance flown, however, can be longer than the great-circle distance for a variety of reasons, such as avoiding severe weather, taking advantage of favorable winds aloft, detouring around closed airspace, and diverting around conflict zones.

For the purposes of this table, multiple flights operated by the same airline between the same airports are counted as one flight, while different airlines operating between the same airports are counted separately. Also, each airport pair is counted separately, even though some cities have multiple airports supporting long-range flights (e.g. Heathrow and Gatwick airports serving London, and Haneda and Narita serving Tokyo).

Rank From To Airline Flight number Distance Scheduled

duration

Aircraft First flight
1 United States New York–JFK Singapore Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 23 15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi) 18:50 A350-900ULR Nov 9, 2020[170]
2 United States Newark SQ 21 15,344 km (9,534 mi; 8,285 nmi) 18:45 Mar 27, 2022[171][note 2]
3 New Zealand Auckland Qatar Doha Qatar Airways QR 921 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi) 17:15 A350-1000 Feb 6, 2017[174][175][note 3]
4 Australia Perth United Kingdom London–Heathrow Qantas QF 9 14,499 km (9,009 mi; 7,829 nmi) 17:45 787-9 Mar 24, 2018[176][note 4]
5 United States Dallas/Fort Worth Australia Melbourne QF 22 14,472 km (8,992 mi; 7,814 nmi) 17:35 Dec 3, 2022[178][179]
6 Australia Perth France Paris–CDG QF 33 14,264 km (8,863 mi; 7,702 nmi) 17:20 July 12, 2024[180][181]
7 United States New York–JFK New Zealand Auckland QF 4 14,207 km (8,828 mi; 7,671 nmi) 17:30[182] Jun 14, 2023[183]
Air New Zealand NZ 1 Sep 17, 2022[184][185]
8 New Zealand Auckland United Arab Emirates Dubai Emirates EK 449 14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi) 17:25 A380-800 Mar 2, 2016[note 5]
9 China Shenzhen Mexico Mexico City–Benito Juárez China Southern CZ 8031 14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi) 16:00[186] A350-900 May 11, 2024[187][188][note 6]
10 United States Los Angeles Singapore Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 37, SQ 35 14,114 km (8,770 mi; 7,621 nmi) 17:50 A350-900
A350-900ULR[128]		 Nov 2, 2018[189][note 7]
11 United States San Francisco India Bengaluru Air India AI 176[191] 14,004 km (8,702 mi; 7,562 nmi) 17:55[192] 777-200LR Jan 9, 2021[note 8][193]
12 United States Houston Australia Sydney United Airlines UA 101 13,834 km (8,596 mi; 7,470 nmi) 17:35 787-9 Jan 18, 2018[194]
13 United States Dallas/Fort Worth Qantas QF 8 13,804 km (8,577 mi; 7,454 nmi) 17:20 Sep 29, 2014[note 9][196][197]
14 United States New York–JFK Philippines Manila Philippine Airlines PR 127 13,712 km (8,520 mi; 7,404 nmi) 17:15 A350-900 Oct 29, 2018[note 10][198]
15 United States San Francisco Singapore Singapore United Airlines UA 1, UA 29 13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi) 17:35 787-9 Jun 1, 2016[199]
Singapore Airlines SQ 31, SQ 33 A350-900 Oct 23, 2016[200]
16 South Africa Johannesburg United States Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 201 13,581 km (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi) 16:20 A350-900 Aug 1, 2021[201][note 11]
17 United States San Francisco India Mumbai Air India AI 180 13,529 km (8,407 mi; 7,305 nmi) 17:25 777-200LR Dec 15, 2022 [204]
18 United Arab Emirates Dubai United States Los Angeles Emirates EK 215 13,420 km (8,339 mi; 7,246 nmi) 16:20 A380-800 Oct 26, 2008[note 12][205]
19 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Saudia SV 41 13,409 km (8,332 mi; 7,240 nmi) 16:25 777-300ER Mar 31, 2014[206]
20 Qatar Doha Qatar Airways QR 739, QR 741 13,367 km (8,306 mi; 7,218 nmi) 16:25 A350-1000 Jan 1, 2016[note 13]
21 United States Dallas/Fort Worth Australia Brisbane American Airlines AA 7 13,363 km (8,303 mi; 7,215 nmi) 15:55[207] 787-9 October 27, 2024[208][209] [note 14]
22 Australia Perth Italy Rome–Fiumicino Qantas QF 5 13,354 km (8,298 mi; 7,211 nmi) 16:25 787-9 June 22, 2022[210][211]
23 Canada Toronto Philippines Manila Philippine Airlines PR 119 13,230 km (8,221 mi; 7,144 nmi) 16:50 A350-900 Feb 2, 2019[note 15]
24 United States Chicago–O'Hare New Zealand Auckland Air New Zealand NZ 27 13,170 km (8,183 mi; 7,111 nmi) 16:30 787-9 Nov 30, 2018[212]
25 United Arab Emirates Dubai United States Houston Emirates EK 211 13,144 km (8,167 mi; 7,097 nmi) 16:15 A380-800 Dec 3, 2007[note 16][213]
26 South Africa Cape Town United States Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 211 13,084 km (8,130 mi; 7,065 nmi) 16:05 A350-900 Dec 3, 2022[214]
27 United Arab Emirates Dubai United States San Francisco Emirates EK 225 13,041 km (8,103 mi; 7,042 nmi) 16:00 A380-800 Dec 15, 2008[note 17][215]
28 Qatar Doha Qatar Airways QR 737 13,014 km (8,087 mi; 7,027 nmi) 15:45 A350-1000 Dec 15, 2020[216]
29 United States New York–JFK Hong Kong Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 831/841/843 12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi) 16:15 777-300ER
A350-900
A350-1000 		Jul 1, 2004[217][note 18]
30 United States Seattle Singapore Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 27 12,988 km (8,070 mi; 7,013 nmi) 16:10 A350-900 Jun 2, 2022[219][note 19]

Direct flights with stops

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An illustration of a San Francisco to Singapore "non-stop" flight (green) versus a "direct" flight (purple)

A direct flight between an origin and final destination has an intermediate stop, with all segments having the same flight number and using the same aircraft.[220] In the following table, the "Origin – Destination" column lists the great-circle distance between the origin and final destination, excluding the stop. The "All Sectors" column lists the total great-circle distance from the origin to the stop to the final destination.

Rank Origin Stop Destination Airline Flight number Distance
Origin – Destination		 All sectors Scheduled
duration 		Aircraft
1 China Beijing–Capital Spain Madrid Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos Air China CA 897 17,578 km (10,922 mi; 9,491 nmi) 17,584 km (10,926 mi; 9,495 nmi) 25:55[221] 787-9[222]
2 Australia Sydney Singapore Singapore United Kingdom London–Heathrow British Airways BA 16 17,016 km (10,573 mi; 9,188 nmi) 17,176 km (10,673 mi; 9,274 nmi) 23:55 787-9
Qantas QF 1 24:55 A380-800[223]
3 Australia Perth France Paris–CDG QF 33 16,950 km (10,532 mi; 9,152 nmi) 16,933 km (10,522 mi; 9,143 nmi) 22:30 787-9
4 Italy Rome–Fiumicino QF 5[211] 16,342 km (10,154 mi; 8,824 nmi) 16,638 km (10,338 mi; 8,984 nmi) 22:50
5 New Zealand Auckland United States New York–JFK QF 3 16,013 km (9,950 mi; 8,646 nmi) 16,371 km (10,172 mi; 8,840 nmi) 22:40[224]
6 Singapore Singapore United Kingdom Manchester United States Houston Singapore Airlines SQ 52 15,981 km (9,930 mi; 8,629 nmi) 18,544 km (11,523 mi; 10,013 nmi) 24:45 A350-900
7 Canada Toronto–Pearson Canada Vancouver Australia Sydney Air Canada AC 33 15,839 km (9,842 mi; 8,552 nmi) 15,847 km (9,847 mi; 8,557 nmi) 22:35 777-200LR
8 France Paris–Orly United States San Francisco French Polynesia Papeete French Bee BF 710 15,728 km (9,773 mi; 8,492 nmi) 15,742 km (9,782 mi; 8,500 nmi) 19:55 A350-900
9 France Paris–CDG United States Seattle Air Tahiti Nui TN 57 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) 15,772 km (9,800 mi; 8,516 nmi) 21:45[225] 787-9
10 United States Los Angeles TN 7 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) 19:55
Air France AF 26 20:40 777-200ER
11 Singapore Singapore Germany Frankfurt United States New York–JFK Singapore Airlines SQ 26 15,348 km (9,537 mi; 8,287 nmi) 16,488 km (10,245 mi; 8,903 nmi) 22:20 777-300ER[226]
12 Australia Melbourne Singapore Singapore Turkey Istanbul Turkish Airlines TK 169 14,634 km (9,093 mi; 7,902 nmi) 14,705 km (9,137 mi; 7,940 nmi) 20:45[227] A350-900[228][229]
13 United Arab Emirates Dubai Spain Barcelona Mexico Mexico City-Benito Juárez Emirates EK 255 14,345 km (8,914 mi; 7,746 nmi) 14,680 km (9,122 mi; 7,927 nmi) 20:20 777-200LR
14 Mexico Mexico City–Benito Juárez Mexico Tijuana China Shenzhen China Southern CZ 8032 14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi) 14,167 km (8,803 mi; 7,650 nmi) 21:20 [note 6] A350-900[58][187][188]
15 United States Los Angeles Japan Tokyo–Narita Singapore Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 11 14,113 km (8,769 mi; 7,620 nmi) 14,122 km (8,775 mi; 7,625 nmi) 19:25 777-300ER
16 New Zealand Christchurch Australia Sydney United Arab Emirates Dubai Emirates EK 413 14,050 km (8,730 mi; 7,586 nmi) 14,168 km (8,804 mi; 7,650 nmi) 17:50 A380-800[230]
17 United Arab Emirates Dubai Brazil Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Argentina Buenos Aires–Ezeiza EK 247 13,675 km (8,497 mi; 7,384 nmi) 13,879 km (8,624 mi; 7,494 nmi) 19:35 777-200LR
18 United States Miami Colombia Bogotá EK 213 13,644 km (8,478 mi; 7,367 nmi) 15,050 km (9,352 mi; 8,126 nmi) 21:50[231] 777-300ER[232]
19 China Beijing–Capital Spain Madrid Cuba Havana Air China CA 865 12,751 km (7,923 mi; 6,885 nmi) 16,702 km (10,378 mi; 9,018 nmi) 23:30 787-9[233]

Discontinued non-stop flights

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Rank From To Airline Flight number Distance Scheduled
duration 		Aircraft Final flight
1 French Polynesia Papeete France Paris–CDG Air Tahiti Nui TN 64 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) 16:20 787-9 Apr 19, 2020[234][23][24][25][26]
2 United States New York–JFK Thailand Bangkok Thai Airways TG 793 13,965 km (8,677 mi; 7,540 nmi) 17:45 A340-500
A340-600 		Jul 1, 2008[235]
3 Australia Darwin United Kingdom London–Heathrow Qantas QF 1, QF 9 13,872 km (8,620 mi; 7,490 nmi) 17:25 A380-800
787-9 		Jun 18, 2022[236]
4 Australia Melbourne Israel Tel Aviv El Al LY 86 13,736 km (8,535 mi; 7,417 nmi) 17:45 787-9 Apr 2, 2020[237][238][note 20]
5 India Mumbai United States Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 185 13,696 km (8,510 mi; 7,395 nmi) 17:55 777-200LR Oct 21, 2009[240][note 21]
6 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi United States Los Angeles Etihad Airways EY 171 13,502 km (8,390 mi; 7,290 nmi) 16:40 777-200LR
777-300ER
A340-500 		Apr 20, 2020
7 United States Los Angeles Thailand Bangkok Thai Airways TG 795 13,309 km (8,270 mi; 7,186 nmi) 17:20 A340-500
A340-600		 Apr 30, 2012
8 India Hyderabad United States Chicago–O'Hare Air India AI 107 13,301 km (8,265 mi; 7,182 nmi) 16:45 777-200LR Mar 25, 2022[242][243]
9 Canada Vancouver Australia Melbourne Air Canada AC 37 13,183 km (8,192 mi; 7,118 nmi) 16:20 787-9 Mar 27, 2020[244][245]
10 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi United States San Francisco Etihad Airways EY 183 13,129 km (8,158 mi; 7,089 nmi) 16:00 777-200LR Oct 28, 2017
11 United States Washington–Dulles Hong Kong Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 861 13,121 km (8,153 mi; 7,085 nmi) 15:55 A350-1000 Feb 14, 2020[246]
12 South Africa Johannesburg United States Washington–Dulles South African Airways SA 208 13,091 km (8,134 mi; 7,069 nmi) 16:50 A340-600 Apr 30, 2009[247]
13 United States Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Hong Kong American Airlines AA 125 13,072 km (8,123 mi; 7,058 nmi) 17:00 777-300ER Feb 15, 2020[248]
14 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi United States Dallas/Fort Worth Etihad Airways EY 161 12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi) 16:30 777-200LR Mar 24, 2018[249][250]
15 United States Newark Hong Kong Hong Kong United Airlines UA 179 12,980 km (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) 16:00 777-200ER
777-300ER 		Feb 4, 2020[251][252][253][254][note 22]
Cathay Pacific CX 899 777-300ER
A350-900 		Feb 10, 2020[255]
16 China Shanghai–Pudong Mexico Mexico City Aeroméxico AM 99 12,916 km (8,026 mi; 6,974 nmi) 15:10 787-8
787-9 		Dec 14, 2019
17 South Africa Johannesburg United States New York–JFK South African Airways SA 203 12,824 km (7,968 mi; 6,924 nmi) 16:00 A340-600
A350-900 		Mar 19, 2020[256]
18 United States Detroit Hong Kong Hong Kong Delta Air Lines DL 187 12,645 km (7,857 mi; 6,828 nmi) 15:45 777-200LR Aug 30, 2012[257]
19 United Arab Emirates Dubai United States Fort Lauderdale Emirates EK 213 12,594 km (7,826 mi; 6,800 nmi) 15:50 777-200LR Mar 12, 2020[note 23]
20 Taiwan Taipei United States Newark EVA Air BR 32 12,552 km (7,799 mi; 6,778 nmi) 14:45 777-300ER Oct 29, 2011[258][note 24]
21 United States Chicago–O'Hare Hong Kong Hong Kong–Kai Tak United Airlines UA 895 12,534 km (7,788 mi; 6,768 nmi) 15:50 747-400 Jul 5, 1998[259][note 25]
22 United Kingdom London-Heathrow Indonesia Denpasar-Bali Garuda Indonesia GA 87 12,528 km (7,785 mi; 6,765 nmi) 15:35 777-300ER Oct 8, 2019[260][261]
23 India Mumbai Canada Toronto Air Canada AC 47 12,513 km (7,775 mi; 6,756 nmi) 16:20 777-200LR
787-9 		Mar 22, 2020
24 United States Atlanta China Shanghai–Pudong Delta Air Lines DL 185 12,326 km (7,659 mi; 6,656 nmi) 15:55 777-200ER
777-200LR		 Jan 30, 2020[262]
25 Togo Lomé United States Los Angeles Ethiopian Airlines ET 504 12,287 km (7,635 mi; 6,634 nmi) 15:25 787-8 Feb 13, 2019[263]
26 United Arab Emirates Dubai United States Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 7 12,230 km (7,599 mi; 6,604 nmi) 15:45 777-200LR Feb 11, 2016[264]
27 United States New York–JFK China Chongqing Hainan Airlines HU 416 12,214 km (7,589 mi; 6,595 nmi) 15:10 787-9 Feb 1, 2020
28 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos Etihad Airways EY 191 12,122 km (7,532 mi; 6,545 nmi) 15:00 777-200LR
777-300ER
A340-500
A340-600 		Mar 25, 2017[265]
29 United States New York–JFK China Chengdu–Shuangliu Hainan Airlines HU 7916 12,115 km (7,528 mi; 6,542 nmi) 16:30 787-9 May 2, 2020
30 United States Minneapolis/Saint Paul Hong Kong Hong Kong–Kai Tak Northwest Airlines NW 97 12,062 km (7,495 mi; 6,513 nmi) 15:00 747-400 Jul 5, 1998[266][267]

Longest passenger flights (by aircraft type)

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The sections below gives two separate views. The first one lists all the commercial passenger aircraft types and their currently scheduled and operating longest non-stop flight. The second section lists the longest non-stop flight ever regularly scheduled and operated by that commercial passenger aircraft type.

Current

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The table below lists the current longest (by great-circle distance) non-stop flights operated by different types of aircraft.

Aircraft Type Origin Destination Distance Scheduled
duration 		Airline Flight
Airbus A220-100 Jetliner United States Austin United States Seattle 2,849 km (1,770 mi; 1,538 nmi) 4:40 Delta Air Lines DL 739, DL 780
Airbus A220-300 Jetliner Finland Tampere Spain Gran Canaria 4,703 km (2,922 mi; 2,539 nmi) 6:30 airBaltic BT 1023
Airbus A300-600 Jetliner Iran Tehran Italy Rome–Fiumicino 3,431 km (2,132 mi; 1,853 nmi) 5:20 Iran Air IR 739
Airbus A310 Jetliner Afghanistan Kabul Turkey Istanbul 3,601 km (2,238 mi; 1,944 nmi) 5:45 Ariana Afghan Airlines FG 719
Airbus A318 Jetliner France Nice United Kingdom London–Heathrow 1,042 km (647 mi; 563 nmi) 2:05 Air France AF 7550
Airbus A319 Jetliner Myanmar Yangon United Arab Emirates Dubai 4,319 km (2,684 mi; 2,332 nmi) 6:00 Myanmar Airways International 8M 100
Airbus A319neo Jetliner China Guangzhou China Ürümqi 3,278 km (2,037 mi; 1,770 nmi) 5:30 China Southern Airlines CZ 6888
Airbus A320 Jetliner Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos Colombia Bogotá 4,326 km (2,688 mi; 2,336 nmi) 6:20 LATAM Airlines LA 4904
Airbus A320neo Jetliner Russia Blagoveshchensk Russia Moscow–Domodedovo 5,620 km (3,492 mi; 3,035 nmi) 8:20 S7 Airlines S7 3062[268]
Ural Airlines U6 350[268]
Airbus A321 Jetliner United States Boston United States San Francisco 4,352 km (2,704 mi; 2,350 nmi) 6:51 JetBlue B6 133/333/733/1833
Airbus A321neo Jetliner Denmark Copenhagen United States Washington–Dulles 6,557 km (4,074 mi; 3,540 nmi) 9:15 SAS Scandinavian Airlines SK 925
Airbus A330-200 Jetliner United States Los Angeles Australia Brisbane 11,525 km (7,161 mi; 6,223 nmi) 14:40 Qantas QF 16
Airbus A330-300 Jetliner China Shenzhen Spain Barcelona 10,042 km (6,240 mi; 5,422 nmi) 14:15 Shenzhen Airlines ZH 865
Airbus A330-800 Jetliner China Guangzhou Kuwait Kuwait City 6,473 km (4,022 mi; 3,495 nmi) 9:40 Kuwait Airways KU 420
Airbus A330-900 Jetliner Italy Rome–Fiumicino United States Los Angeles 10,226 km (6,354 mi; 5,522 nmi) 13:15 ITA Airways AZ 620
Airbus A340-300 Jetliner Costa Rica Liberia Switzerland Zurich 9,455 km (5,875 mi; 5,105 nmi) 10:45 Edelweiss Air WK 38
Airbus A340-600 Jetliner Venezuela Caracas Russia Moscow–Vnukovo 9,921 km (6,165 mi; 5,357 nmi) 13:05 Conviasa V0 770
Airbus A350-900 Jetliner China Shenzhen Mexico Mexico City–Benito Juárez 14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi) 16:00 China Southern CZ 8031[58][187][188]
Airbus A350-900ULR Jetliner United States New York–JFK Singapore Singapore 15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi) 18:40 Singapore Airlines SQ 23
Airbus A350-1000 Jetliner New Zealand Auckland Qatar Doha 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi) 17:15 Qatar Airways QR 921
Airbus A380 Jetliner United Arab Emirates Dubai 14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi) 17:25 Emirates EK 449
ATR 42 Turboprop Canada Resolute Canada Iqaluit 1,581 km (982 mi; 854 nmi) 3:40 Canadian North 5T 880 /882 /884
ATR 72 Turboprop French Polynesia Totegegie French Polynesia Papeete 1,655 km (1,028 mi; 894 nmi) 4:00 Air Tahiti VT 951/953/954/955
Boeing 717 Jetliner United States White Plains United States West Palm Beach 1,700 km (1,056 mi; 918 nmi) 3:14 Delta Air Lines DL 2930
Boeing 737-200 Jetliner Canada Yellowknife Canada Resolute 1,560 km (969 mi; 842 nmi) 2:35 Canadian North (charter) MPE 9201
Boeing 737-300 Jetliner Canada Edmonton United States West Palm Beach 4,047 km (2,515 mi; 2,185 nmi) 5:35 MPE 9750
Boeing 737-500 Jetliner Russia Novosibirsk Georgia (country) Tbilisi 3,109 km (1,932 mi; 1,679 nmi) 5:00 Georgian Airways A9 746
Boeing 737-600 Jetliner Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo Algeria Algiers 3,337 km (2,074 mi; 1,802 nmi) 4:55 Air Algérie AH 3001
Boeing 737-700 Jetliner Russia Yakutsk Russia Moscow-Vnukovo 4,927 km (3,061 mi; 2,660 nmi) 7:00 Yakutia Airlines R3 275, R3 473
Boeing 737-800 Jetliner Argentina Buenos Aires–Ezeiza Panama Panama City 5,331 km (3,313 mi; 2,879 nmi) 7:24 Copa Airlines CM 501
Boeing 737-900 Jetliner United States Houston United States Seattle/Tacoma 3,016 km (1,874 mi; 1,629 nmi) 5:00 United Airlines UA 522
Boeing 737-900ER Jetliner United States Anchorage United States Honolulu 4,469 km (2,777 mi; 2,413 nmi) 6:15 Alaska Airlines AS 827
Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jetliner Brazil Brasília United States Orlando 6,079 km (3,777 mi; 3,282 nmi) 8:30 Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes G3 7602
Boeing 737 MAX 200 Jetliner Poland Warsaw Spain Tenerife 4,092 km (2,543 mi; 2,210 nmi) 6:00 Ryanair (op by Buzz) FR 6121[269]
Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jetliner Uruguay Montevideo Panama Panama City 5,447 km (3,385 mi; 2,941 nmi) 7:32 Copa Airlines CM 124/284/369
Boeing 747-400 Jetliner South Korea Seoul–Incheon Germany Frankfurt 8,565 km (5,322 mi; 4,625 nmi) 13:50 Lufthansa LH 713
Boeing 747-8 Jetliner United States Atlanta South Korea Seoul–Incheon 11,510 km (7,152 mi; 6,215 nmi) 15:40 Korean Air KE 36
Boeing 757-200 Jetliner Iceland Reykjavík United States Portland 6,016 km (3,738 mi; 3,248 nmi) 8:05 Icelandair FI 665
Boeing 757-300 Jetliner United States Los Angeles United States Honolulu 4,113 km (2,556 mi; 2,221 nmi) 6:07 United Airlines UA 1431
Boeing 767-200ER Jetliner Tajikistan Dushanbe Russia Moscow–Vnukovo 3,012 km (1,872 mi; 1,626 nmi) 4:10 Utair UT 801, UT 803
Boeing 767-300 Jetliner South Korea Seoul–Gimpo South Korea Jeju 450 km (280 mi; 243 nmi) 1:10 Asiana Airlines OZ 8913/8914/8941/8936/8967/8972
Boeing 767-300ER Jetliner Germany Munich United States Houston 8,718 km (5,417 mi; 4,707 nmi) 11:40 United Airlines UA 160
Boeing 767-400ER Jetliner Greece Athens United States Newark 7,975 km (4,955 mi; 4,306 nmi) 11:10 UA 125
Boeing 777-200 Jetliner United States Houston United States Honolulu 6,282 km (3,903 mi; 3,392 nmi) 8:54 UA 253
Boeing 777-200ER Jetliner United States San Francisco Australia Brisbane 11,367 km (7,063 mi; 6,138 nmi) 14:25 UA 96[270]
Boeing 777-200LR Jetliner India Bengaluru 14,004 km (8,702 mi; 7,562 nmi) 17:50 Air India AI 176[191]
Boeing 777-300 Jetliner Russia Yuzhno–Sakhalinsk Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo 6,662 km (4,140 mi; 3,597 nmi) 8:40 Rossiya Airlines SU 6284
Boeing 777-300ER Jetliner Saudi Arabia Jeddah United States Los Angeles 13,409 km (8,332 mi; 7,240 nmi) 16:15 Saudia SV 41
Boeing 787-8 Jetliner United States Chicago–O'Hare Ethiopia Addis Ababa 12,194 km (7,577 mi; 6,584 nmi) 13:45 Ethiopian Airlines ET 575
Boeing 787-9 Jetliner Australia Perth United Kingdom London–Heathrow 14,499 km (9,009 mi; 7,829 nmi) 17:25 Qantas QF 9
Boeing 787-10 Jetliner United States Chicago–O'Hare Japan Tokyo–Haneda 10,147 km (6,305 mi; 5,479 nmi) 12:45 United Airlines UA 881
Bombardier CRJ-200 Jetliner Russia Tomsk Russia Nizhny Novgorod 2,525 km (1,569 mi; 1,363 nmi) 3:55 UVT Aero RT 267, RT 582
Bombardier CRJ-700 Jetliner United States Atlanta United States Aspen 2,099 km (1,304 mi; 1,133 nmi) 3:32 Delta Connection
(opby SkyWest Airlines) 		DL 4011
Bombardier CRJ-900 Jetliner South Africa Johannesburg Uganda Entebbe 2,931 km (1,821 mi; 1,583 nmi) 4:15 Uganda Airlines UR 713
Bombardier CRJ-1000 Jetliner Germany Munich Spain Madrid 1,498 km (931 mi; 809 nmi) 2:50 Iberia Regional
(op by Air Nostrum)		 IB 8715, IB 8827
Comac C919 Jetliner China Shanghai–Hongqiao China Chengdu–Tianfu 1,618 km (1,005 mi; 874 nmi) 3:10[271] China Eastern MU 9197
Embraer ERJ-135 Jetliner Zimbabwe Victoria Falls South Africa Cape Town 1,900 km (1,181 mi; 1,026 nmi) 3:05 Airlink 4Z 391
Embraer ERJ-140 Jetliner
Embraer ERJ-145 Jetliner United States White Plains United States Miami–Opa Locka 1,787 km (1,110 mi; 965 nmi) 3:15 JSX XE 500
Embraer E170 Jetliner Russia Volgograd Russia Novosibirsk 2,686 km (1,669 mi; 1,450 nmi) 4:05 S7 Airlines S7 5132
Embraer E175 Jetliner United States Portland United States Anchorage 2,482 km (1,542 mi; 1,340 nmi) 3:57 Alaska Airlines
(op by Horizon Air) 		AS 2042
Embraer E190 Jetliner Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena South Africa Johannesburg 3,685 km (2,290 mi; 1,990 nmi) 4:45 Airlink 4Z 132
Embraer E195 Jetliner Kazakhstan Astana Belarus Minsk 2,923 km (1,816 mi; 1,578 nmi) 4:20 Belavia B2 776
Embraer E190-E2 Jetliner Singapore Singapore Philippines Davao 2,486 km (1,545 mi; 1,342 nmi) 3:35 Scoot TR 370
Embraer E195-E2 Jetliner Nigeria Lagos South Africa Johannesburg 4,511 km (2,803 mi; 2,436 nmi) 6:15 Air Peace P4 7563
Fairchild Dornier 328JET Jetliner United States Atlanta–Peachtree United States Cincinnati–Lunken 580 km (360 mi; 313 nmi) 1:06 Ultimate Air Shuttle P1 433
Fokker 70 Jetliner Australia Brisbane Australia The Granites 2,434 km (1,512 mi; 1,314 nmi) 4:10 Alliance Airlines QQ 4821/4823
Fokker 100 Jetliner
Tupolev Tu-204-100 Jetliner Russia Moscow-Domodedovo Israel Tel Aviv 2,611 km (1,622 mi; 1,410 nmi) 5:45 Red Wings Airlines WZ 15/17
Tupolev Tu-214 Jetliner

Records

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The table below lists the longest (by great-circle distance) regularly scheduled non-stop revenue flights ever operated by different types of aircraft. The table does not include special promotional or delivery flights, such as shown above.

Aircraft Type Origin Destination Distance Scheduled
duration 		Airline Flight number
Airbus A220-100 Jetliner United States Washington–Dulles United States Seattle/Tacoma 3,710 km (2,305 mi; 2,003 nmi) 6:20 Delta Air Lines DL 1087[272][273]
Airbus A220-300 Jetliner Finland Tampere Spain Tenerife–South 4,745 km (2,948 mi; 2,562 nmi) 7:00 airBaltic BT 581[274]
Airbus A300-600 Jetliner Senegal Dakar–Senghor United States New York–JFK 6,125 km (3,806 mi; 3,307 nmi) 8:35 Air Afrique RK 531/541/551/571[note 26]
Airbus A310 Jetliner Argentina Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 8,500 km (5,282 mi; 4,590 nmi) 12:10 Aerolíneas Argentinas AR 1300[104]
Airbus A318 Jetliner United States New York–JFK United Kingdom London–City 5,569 km (3,460 mi; 3,007 nmi) 7:05 British Airways BA 2/BA 4
Airbus A319 Jetliner Russia Khabarovsk Russia Yekaterinburg 4,862 km (3,021 mi; 2,625 nmi) 7:05 Ural Airlines U6 174
Airbus A319LR Jetliner Germany Düsseldorf United States Chicago–O'Hare 6,808 km (4,230 mi; 3,676 nmi) 9:15 Lufthansa LH 436[275][276]
Airbus A320 Jetliner Russia Blagoveschensk Russia Moscow 5,608 km (3,485 mi; 3,028 nmi) 7:29 S7 Airlines S7 3064
Airbus A320neo Jetliner Australia Melbourne Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 5,646 km (3,508 mi; 3,049 nmi) 7:10 Royal Brunei Airlines BI 54
Airbus A321 Jetliner Israel Tel Aviv Iceland Reykjavik 5,284 km (3,283 mi; 2,853 nmi) 7:15 WOW Air WW 699
Airbus A321neo Jetliner Iceland Reykjavik United States Los Angeles 6,942 km (4,314 mi; 3,748 nmi) 9:35 WW 173
Airbus A321LR Jetliner United States Oakland Portugal Terceira 7,874 km (4,892 mi; 4,251 nmi) 9:49 Azores Airlines S4 236[277]
Airbus A330-200 Jetliner United States Los Angeles Australia Melbourne 12,778 km (7,940 mi; 6,900 nmi) 15:50 Qantas QF 94
Airbus A330-300 Jetliner India Mumbai Australia Sydney 10,152 km (6,308 mi; 5,482 nmi) 11:15 QF 124
Airbus A330-800 Jetliner Kuwait Kuwait City United States New York–JFK 10,223 km (6,352 mi; 5,520 nmi) 13:25 Kuwait Airways KU 117
Airbus A330-900 Jetliner Italy Rome-Fiumicino United States Los Angeles 10,226 km (6,354 mi; 5,522 nmi) 13:05 ITA Airways AZ 620
Airbus A340-200 Jetliner Argentina Buenos Aires Australia Sydney 11,789 km (7,325 mi; 6,366 nmi) 15:50 Aerolineas Argentinas AR 1182
Airbus A340-300 Jetliner United States New York–JFK Hong Kong Hong Kong 12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi) 16:25 Cathay Pacific CX 823[278]
Airbus A340-500 Jetliner United States Newark Singapore Singapore 15,345 km (9,535 mi; 8,286 nmi) 18:50 Singapore Airlines SQ 21
Airbus A340-600 Jetliner United States New York–JFK Thailand Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 13,963 km (8,676 mi; 7,539 nmi) 17:45 Thai Airways International TG 790
Airbus A350-900 Jetliner Singapore Singapore 15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi) 18:40 Singapore Airlines SQ 23
Airbus A350-900ULR Jetliner
Airbus A350-1000 Jetliner New Zealand Auckland Qatar Doha 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi) 17:15 Qatar Airways QR 921
Airbus A380 Jetliner United Arab Emirates Dubai 14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi) 17:25 Emirates EK 449
Boeing BBJ1 Jetliner Netherlands Amsterdam United States Houston 8,067 km (5,013 mi; 4,356 nmi) 10:40 KLM KL 663[279][280]
Boeing BBJ2 Jetliner Switzerland Zurich United States Newark 6,349 km (3,945 mi; 3,428 nmi) 8:50 Swiss LX 18[281][282]
Boeing 707-300 Jetliner Argentina Buenos Aires Spain Madrid 10,062 km (6,252 mi; 5,433 nmi) 13:00 Aerolineas Argentinas AR 1132 [283]
Boeing 727-100 Jetliner United States New York–JFK United States Los Angeles 3,983 km (2,475 mi; 2,151 nmi) 6:00 MGM Grand Air MG 300[284]
Boeing 727-200ADV Jetliner United States Charlotte United States San Francisco 3,695 km (2,296 mi; 1,995 nmi) 5:45 Piedmont Airlines PI 7[285]
Boeing 737-200 Jetliner Canada Montreal Canada Vancouver 3,693 km (2,295 mi; 1,994 nmi) 5:40 CP Air CP 87[286]
Boeing 737-300 Jetliner United States San Francisco United States Newark 4,128 km (2,565 mi; 2,229 nmi) 5:14 Continental Airlines CO 449
Boeing 737-400 Jetliner Norway Oslo Spain Gran Canaria 4,105 km (2,551 mi; 2,217 nmi) 5:20 SAS Scandinavian Airlines SK 4697
Boeing 737-600 Jetliner Canada Ottawa Canada Vancouver 3,562 km (2,213 mi; 1,923 nmi) 5:13 WestJet WS 143
Boeing 737-700 Jetliner Australia Cairns Japan Tokyo–Haneda 5,838 km (3,628 mi; 3,152 nmi) 7:45 Virgin Australia VA 77
Boeing 737-700ER Jetliner Japan Tokyo–Narita India Mumbai 6,796 km (4,223 mi; 3,670 nmi) 9:45 All Nippon Airways NH 944[287][288][289][290]
Boeing 737-800 Jetliner Brazil Brasília United States Orlando 6,079 km (3,777 mi; 3,282 nmi) 7:50 Gol Transportes Aéreos G3 7602
Boeing 737-900 Jetliner United States Miami United States Seattle/Tacoma 4,384 km (2,724 mi; 2,367 nmi) 6:57 Alaska Airlines AS 17[291][292]
Boeing 737-900ER Jetliner Tanzania Dar es Salaam Turkey Istanbul 5,438 km (3,379 mi; 2,936 nmi) 7:25 Turkish Airlines TK 604
Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jetliner Australia Melbourne Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 6,306 km (3,918 mi; 3,405 nmi) 8:35 Batik Air Malaysia OD 174 / OD 176[293]
Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jetliner Iceland Reykjavik United States Seattle/Tacoma 5,830 km (3,623 mi; 3,148 nmi) 7:50 Icelandair FI 681
Boeing 747SP Jetliner United States Los Angeles Australia Sydney 12,051 km (7,488 mi; 6,507 nmi) 15:40 Pan Am PA 815[294][note 27]
14:45 Qantas QF 12[295]
14:55 United Airlines UA 815[296]
Boeing 747-100 Jetliner United States Minneapolis/Saint Paul Japan Tokyo–Narita 9,576 km (5,950 mi; 5,171 nmi) 12:40 Northwest Airlines NW 19[297]
Boeing 747-200 Jetliner United States New York–JFK 10,854 km (6,744 mi; 5,861 nmi) 13:50 Japan Airlines JL 5[298]
13:40 Northwest Airlines NW 17[299]
13:50 United Airlines UA 801[300]
Boeing 747-300 Jetliner Hong Kong Hong Kong–Kai Tak United States San Francisco 11,127 km (6,914 mi; 6,008 nmi) 11:00 Singapore Airlines SQ 2[301][302][303]
Boeing 747-400 Jetliner United States Atlanta South Africa Johannesburg 13,581 km (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi) 15:05 South African Airways SA 212[304]
Boeing 747-400D Jetliner Japan Tokyo–Haneda Japan Okinawa–Naha 1,554 km (966 mi; 839 nmi) 2:50 All Nippon Airways NH 127
Boeing 747-400ER Jetliner Australia Sydney United States Dallas/Fort Worth 13,804 km (8,577 mi; 7,454 nmi) 15:25 Qantas QF 7
Boeing 747-8 Jetliner United States Atlanta South Korea Seoul–Incheon 11,510 km (7,152 mi; 6,215 nmi) 15:40 Korean Air KE 36
Boeing 757-200 Jetliner Argentina Buenos Aires–Ezeiza Mexico Mexico City 7,378 km (4,584 mi; 3,984 nmi) 9:50 Mexicana Airlines MX 1690
Boeing 757-300 Jetliner Iceland Reykjavik United States Denver 5,742 km (3,568 mi; 3,100 nmi) 8:05 Icelandair FI 671
Boeing 767-200ER Jetliner Japan Tokyo–Narita Mexico Mexico City 11,272 km (7,004 mi; 6,086 nmi) 12:45 Aeroméxico AM 57[305]
Boeing 767-300ER Jetliner
Boeing 767-400ER Jetliner Germany Munich United States Houston 8,718 km (5,417 mi; 4,707 nmi) 11:30 United Airlines UA 105
Boeing 777-200 Jetliner Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos United States Chicago–O'Hare 8,404 km (5,222 mi; 4,538 nmi) 10:30[306] UA 845
Boeing 777-200ER Jetliner United States Newark Hong Kong Hong Kong 12,980 km (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) 16:00 UA 179[307]
Continental Airlines CO 99[308][note 28]
Boeing 777-200LR Jetliner New Zealand Auckland Qatar Doha 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi) 17:50 Qatar Airways QR 921[309]
Boeing 777-300 Jetliner Russia Moscow–Vnukovo United States Los Angeles 9,817 km (6,100 mi; 5,301 nmi) 14:35 Transaero UN 557
Boeing 777-300ER Jetliner United States New York–JFK Philippines Manila 13,712 km (8,520 mi; 7,404 nmi) 17:00 Philippine Airlines PR 127
Boeing 787-8 Jetliner United States San Francisco Singapore Singapore 13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi) 16:43 United Airlines UA 1
Boeing 787-9 Jetliner French Polynesia Papeete France Paris–CDG 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) 16:20[310] Air Tahiti Nui TN 64 [23][24][25][26]
Boeing 787-10 Jetliner South Africa Johannesburg United States Newark 12,858 km (7,990 mi; 6,943 nmi) 15:50 United Airlines UA 187
Bombardier CRJ-200 Jetliner Canada Calgary United States Houston 2,813 km (1,748 mi; 1,519 nmi) 3:54 Air Canada Express
(op by Jazz Aviation) 		AC 8103
Bombardier CRJ-700 Jetliner United States Atlanta United States Tucson 2,480 km (1,541 mi; 1,339 nmi) 4:45 Delta Connection
(op by SkyWest Airlines) 		DL 1976
Bombardier CRJ-900 Jetliner South Africa Johannesburg Uganda Entebbe 2,931 km (1,821 mi; 1,583 nmi) 4:15 Uganda Airlines UR 711
Comac C919 Jetliner China Shanghai–Hongqiao ChinaChengdu–Tianfu 1,618 km (1,005 mi; 874 nmi) 3:10[271] China Eastern MU 9197
Consolidated PBY Catalina Seaplane Australia Nedlands British Ceylon Koggala 5,625 km (3,495 mi; 3,037 nmi) 27:15-32:09[311][312] Qantas 1Q / 2Q[313][note 29]
Concorde Super Sonic Transport Singapore Singapore BahrainBahrain[314] 6,332 km (3,935 mi; 3,419 nmi) 4:25 Singapore Airlines SQ 17 / SQ 301[315]
Embraer ERJ-145 Jetliner Mexico Acapulco United States Los Angeles 2,665 km (1,656 mi; 1,439 nmi) 4:05 Delta Connection
(op by ExpressJet Airlines) 		DL 7728[316]
Embraer E170 Jetliner United States Newark United States Oklahoma City 2,132 km (1,325 mi; 1,151 nmi) 3:38 United Express UA 3532
Embraer E175 Jetliner United States Washington–Dulles United States Bozeman 2,854 km (1,773 mi; 1,541 nmi) 4:46 United Express
(op by Mesa Airlines) 		UA 6225
Embraer E190 Jetliner Nigeria Lagos Kenya Nairobi 3,835 km (2,383 mi; 2,071 nmi) 5:20 Kenya Airways KQ 533/535[317]
Embraer E195 Jetliner Belarus Minsk Kazakhstan Astana 2,923 km (1,816 mi; 1,578 nmi) 4:00 Belavia B2 775
Embraer E190-E2 Jetliner Norway Bergen Cyprus Larnaca 3,486 km (2,166 mi; 1,882 nmi) 4:23 Widerøe WF 7700
Embraer E195-E2 Jetliner Nigeria Lagos South Africa Johannesburg 4,511 km (2,803 mi; 2,436 nmi) 6:15 Air Peace P4 7563[318][319]
Douglas DC-8-62 Jetliner Denmark Copenhagen United States Los Angeles 9,050 km (5,623 mi; 4,887 nmi) 12:35 SAS Scandinavian Airlines SK 931[320]
Douglas DC-9-50 Jetliner Finland Helsinki Spain Madrid 2,950 km (1,833 mi; 1,593 nmi) 4:25 Finnair AY 883[321]
Lockheed Constellation L-1649A Propliner United States San Francisco France Paris–Orly 9,001 km (5,593 mi; 4,860 nmi) 19:45 Trans World Airlines TW 850[91][96]
Lockheed L-1011-500 Jetliner Germany Frankfurt United States Los Angeles 9,344 km (5,806 mi; 5,045 nmi) 11:55 Delta Air Lines DL 57[322]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER Jetliner United States Seattle/Tacoma Hong Kong Hong Kong–Kai Tak 10,443 km (6,489 mi; 5,639 nmi) 14:25 United Airlines UA 17[323]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Jetliner United States Los Angeles 11,663 km (7,247 mi; 6,298 nmi) 15:25 Delta Air Lines DL 89[324]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Jetliner Equatorial Guinea Malabo Spain Madrid 4,252 km (2,642 mi; 2,296 nmi) 5:50 Ecuato Guineana
(op by Spanair) 		JK 132
Tupolev Tu-114D Propliner Cuba Havana Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo 9,594 km (5,961 mi; 5,180 nmi) 16:25[325] Aeroflot SU 047[326][100]
Tupolev Tu-204-300 Jetliner Russia Vladivostok Russia Moscow–Vnukovo 6,452 km (4,009 mi; 3,484 nmi) 8:50 Vladivostok Air XF 459[327]

Future routes

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Scheduled services

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New and soon to be launched non-stop flights with distances exceeding 12,988 kilometres (8,070 mi; 7,013 nmi), placing them on the top 30 list, have been announced:

From To Airline Flight number Distance Scheduled duration Aircraft First flight
United States Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 897 13,072 km (8,123 mi; 7,058 nmi) 16:10[328] A350-1000 April 24, 2025[329][note 30]

Envisioned services (by distance)

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  • On August 25, 2017, Qantas announced "Project Sunrise" aiming to launch new ultra-long-haul non-stop "Kangaroo Routes" from Australia to major destinations including London, New York, and Paris.[332] On October 20, 2019, Qantas demonstrated the New York City to Sydney flight using a Boeing 787-9.[333] The flight took 19 hours, 15 minutes and the 49 people on the plane were staff and selected guests. In order to make the flight possible, the weight had to be precisely trimmed by limiting the number of passengers and cargo weight. One month later, departing on November 14, 2019, and landing on November 15, Qantas demonstrated another "Project Sunrise" route using a 787-9 to fly from London–Heathrow to Sydney Airport non-stop with 52 passengers on board. The flight lasted 19 hours, 19 minutes and traveled a distance of 17,750 kilometres (11,029 mi; 9,584 nmi).[334] In December 2019, Qantas announced they had selected an Airbus A350-1000 (with some potential modifications) for Project Sunrise if the flights proceed.[335] The Airbus A350-1000 entered into service in February 2018 with a range of 16,100 kilometres (10,004 mi; 8,693 nmi)[336] and is capable of flying non-stop both Sydney – London and Sydney – New York City.[337][335]
  • In 2018, Turkish Airlines announced it was planning an Istanbul – Sydney route, a great-circle distance of 14,967 km (9,300 mi; 8,082 nmi).[338] Turkish Airlines' chairman stated in June 2023 that their 787-9 current aircraft do not enable year-round nonstop flights to from Istanbul to Australia and therefore will not launch nonstop flights until they receive their ordered Airbus A350-1000 in 2026.[339] Ahead of nonstop flights, Turkish Airlines launched direct flights from Istanbul to Melbourne via Singapore in March 2024[340][341] and announced their intent to launch Sydney via Kuala Lumpur as well before the end of 2024.[342]
  • In May 2021, Vietnam Airlines received Vietnam Government approval[343] to use its A350-900 and 787-9 aircraft on multiple non-stop North American routes including the long routes of Ho Chi Minh City to New York–JFK, a great-circle distance of 14,307 km (8,890 mi; 7,725 nmi) and Ho Chi Minh City to Dallas-Fort Worth, a great-circle distance of 14,557 km (9,045 mi; 7,860 nmi).[344][343] In November 2021, Vietnam Airlines launched the first of such transpacific flights flying between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco.[345]
  • According to a report published in September 2015, Miami International Airport (Florida) was in talks with EVA Air and China Airlines of Taiwan to launch before 2018 a non-stop 13,922 km (8,651 mi; 7,517 nmi) flight to Taipei.[346] In June 2016, a chartered China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER carrying Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen flew non-stop from Taipei to Miami before continuing to Panama. The airport director spoke with President Tsai about the opportunity for scheduled service between Miami and Taipei.[347] The airport has been actively pursuing a non-stop flight to East Asia since 2015. There are no non-stop passenger flights between Florida, the third-most populous state in the U.S., and East Asia.[348][349] In May 2017, the region's aviation department director predicted such a flight would happen within the next 24 months.[350] In November 2020, Starlux Airlines applied for rights to operate this Taipei – Miami route along with 14 others.[351] In 2023, Starlux announced they intend to launch one new US destination per year to connect to the "Western, Midwest, and Eastern" US.[352]
  • In November 2019, El Al announced it was exploring a new non-stop Tel Aviv – Melbourne route with 3 initial scheduled roundtrip "test" flights,[353] covering a great-circle distance of 13,736 km (8,535 mi; 7,417 nmi).[354] While tickets went on sale in December 2019, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic's impact on international flights, only the first of the three flights was operated on April 2, 2020. It covered an actual flight distance of 14,760 km (9,171 mi; 7,970 nmi).[355] The flight distance was 1000 km longer than the great-circle distance for the route due to flights to and from Israel were not allowed to traverse Saudi Arabian or Omani airspace. In July 2022, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace to all Israeli carriers for the first time[356] and in February 2023 Oman opened its airspace to all "qualified commercial carriers"[357] thus bringing the operation of this route along the great-circle routing closer to viability. In March 2023, El Al signed a LOI and announced they are (re)launching this route "by June 2024" with thrice weekly services using their Boeing 787 fleet.[358][359]
  • In October 2024, Air India received approval from India's DGCA for flights to be operated from New Delhi to Dallas Fort Worth. The approved flight of AI 109 would cover a great circle distance of 13,173 km (8,185 mi; 7,113 nmi) if/when it is scheduled for sale and operation.[360]
  • In September 2023, in its updated marketing materials, Turkish Airlines announced their future routes they are working to develop. Amongst the ones newly added was an Istanbul-Santiago route that if operated non-stop will cover a great circle distance of 13,094 km (8,136 mi; 7,070 nmi).[361] This route was mentioned again by the Turkish Airlines chairman in March 2024 of envisioned launching in 2026 once their A350-1000 aircraft started to be delivered.[339]

Services that never began

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  • In August 2015, Emirates announced that non-stop flights between Dubai and Panama City, Panama would begin on 1 February 2016, covering 13,821 km (8,588 mi; 7,463 nmi)[362] in 17 hours, 35 minutes westbound. In January 2016, the start was postponed to 31 March 2016. In early March 2016, Emirates postponed the route until the end of 2016 or early 2017 or "as soon as conditions allow." Emirates latest public update on this route was in April 2018 where Emirates' CCO stated "We are still looking at Panama. We had some conversations recently with a delegation from Panama".[363] In 2015, it would have been the world's longest non-stop flight.
  • In July 2019, Qantas announced and began selling tickets for new non-stop flights between Brisbane and Chicago-O'Hare that would begin operation in April 2020 covering 14,325 km (8,901 mi; 7,735 nmi) in 16 hours, 20 minutes eastbound using a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. (Flight number QF 85 and 86 in reference to the Chicago Bears 1986 Super Bowl Championship team).[364][365] However, in March 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic Qantas announced it was delaying the route's launch to September 2020. In July 2020, as part of Australia's pandemic response, almost all international flights were canceled until March 2021, including this new route.[366] In January 2021, Qantas reopened its international flights for booking for 2021 and this new route was no longer included in their schedules for the foreseeable future/the rest of 2021. It would have been the world's fourth longest non-stop flight. In early 2023, the topic was surfaced again by Qantas, but still no firm plans announced for the envisioning of launching this route.[367]
  • In February 2020, American Airlines announced flight AA180/181 between Seattle–Tacoma and Bengaluru, covering a great-circle distance of 13,000 km (8,078 mi; 7,019 nmi).[368] Though originally planned for October 2020, the launch was delayed repeatedly amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as of 2024 has not happened.[369][370][371][372]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Note The "Double Sunrise" route continued to be operated from July 18, 1945 until April 6, 1946 by Qantas Liberators (loaned from BOAC) and Qantas Avro Lancastrians, but with shorter flown distances (departing what is now PER, stopping for refuelling at the RAF base at Minneriya, and landing at what is now CMB) and shorter flight times (faster cruise speeds).[72]
  2. ^ Service began on June 28, 2004, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight. This flight was operated using an A340-500 in an all business class configuration of 100 seats from 2008 until the route's cancellation on November 23, 2013.[172][173]
    The route was revived on 11 Oct 2018 using an A350-900 operating until 25 Mar 2020 when it was ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    The route was subsequently restarted on March 27, 2022 using an A350-900ULR with 67 business class and 94 premium economy seats.
    See also: Singapore Airlines Flights 21 and 22
  3. ^ This flight was previously operated by QR from February 6, 2017 - April 19, 2020 using Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. At the time of its launch (Feb 2017) it was the longest flight in the world. It was resumed by Qatar Airways on September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ The PER-LHR flight was originally launched on March 24, 2018, it paused its operations during COVID with its last flight operated on September 22, 2021, (and a replacement QF9 flight was subsequently temporarily operated from DRW). The PER-LHR Route was subsequently resumed on 23 May 2022.[177]
  5. ^ Service began on March 2, 2016, operated by Boeing 777-200LR between March 3, 2016 and October 29, 2016 before being upgauged to the A380. It was suspended between March 29, 2020 and December 2, 2022.
  6. ^ a b The outbound leg is a direct flight from Shenzhen to Mexico City. The returning leg, however, makes a refueling stop at Tijuana due to wind directions and the reduced takeoff performance due to the high elevation of Mexico City.
  7. ^ This route was first launched on February 3, 2004 by Singapore using an A340-500, at which point it was the world's longest non-stop commercial flight.[190]
  8. ^ Service began Jan 9, 2021 using the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and the route was initially operated until Mar 26, 2022. It was resumed on Dec 2, 2022.
  9. ^ The date given for the start of Qantas Flight 8 is when it began flying non-stop after switching to the Airbus A380-800 from the Boeing 747-400ER. Previously, QF 8 required a stop in Brisbane, though the eastbound QF 7 from Sydney was always non-stop. The first flight of QF 7 was May 16, 2011.[195]
  10. ^ This route has also been operated by a Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
  11. ^ DL201 originally began on June 9, 2009 operated by a 777-200LR.[202] It ended on April 20, 2020 prior to relaunching 16 months later on August 1, 2021 operated by an A350-900.[203] This route was first operated (in an eastbound direction, ATL-JNB only) non-stop by South African Airways with a Boeing 747-400 on Feb 1, 2000, which was the longest commercial flight at the time.
  12. ^ This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
  13. ^ This route was primarily operated by the Boeing 777-200LR between January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2020, with some sporadic operation by the Boeing 777-300ER.
  14. ^ Note the westbound part of this route was previously operated by Qantas with their 747-400ER until Sep 29, 2014 as part of the DFW-BNE-SYD triangle route. This flight is the first nonstop commercial flight eastbound from BNE to DFW.
  15. ^ This route has also been operated by a Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
  16. ^ This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
  17. ^ This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
  18. ^ Service on this route previously began on April 1, 2001 by United Airlines using Boeing 747-400 aircraft, at which time it was the world's longest daily non-stop commercial flight. United subsequently ended the route on Sep 1, 2001. Cathay Pacific formerly operated this route with the Airbus A340-600 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.[218]
  19. ^ This is a relaunch of the SIN-SEA route operated by Singapore Airlines from Sep 3, 2019 – Mar 22, 2020.
  20. ^ In 2019, El Al, had announced 3 scheduled "trial flights" TLV-MEL and tickets were placed on sale, however due to the travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, they only operated the first of the three planned flights but still on a commercial basis, not as a repatriation flight (TLV-PER two weeks prior followed by TLV-MEL in April).[239] This route continues to be examined for future operation by El Al, see Envisioned services
  21. ^ This was the longest flight ever operated by Delta Air Lines.[241]
  22. ^ This route continues to be scheduled with tickets on sale, even though it has not operated in several years. It is not expected that this route will resume operation in the near future due to the ban on American carriers using Russian airspace, which is needed for this route.
  23. ^ EK 213 now operates to nearby Miami International Airport with the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
  24. ^ BR 32 now operates to nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport also with the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
  25. ^ This was the world's longest flight from its commencement in 1996 until its cancellation in 1998. Now operates to nearby Hong Kong International Airport with the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
  26. ^ The flight number appears to have corresponded to each day of the week that the flight operated.
  27. ^ Service began in late 1982, and continued as PA 815 until United bought Pan Am's Pacific route network in April 1985. On February 12, 1986, the flight was renumbered to UA 815.
  28. ^ Service began on March 1, 2001, and continued as CO 99 until shortly before United and Continental merged in early 2012. On February 15, 2012, the flight was renumbered to UA 117, and subsequently again renumbered to UA 179 on December 15, 2014. The last flight was on February 4, 2020.
  29. ^ The Double Sunrise flight numbers were 1Q[*] (eastbound to Perth eastbound), and 2Q[*] (westbound to Koggala), the number after the Q was sequential and used for both directions once from 1Q1 and 2Q1 through to 1Q133[313]
  30. ^ Note this route was previously operated by American Airlines from June 11 2014 - Feb 15 2020[330][331]

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