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Revision as of 23:13, 30 January 2011

A non-stop flight, especially in the aviation industry, refers to any flight by an aircraft which does not involve any intermediate stops. A "direct flight" is not the same as a "non-stop flight". For purposes of this article, an ultra long-haul non-stop flight is considered to be a commercially operated airliner with:

  • No intermediate stop-over point within its scheduled duration
  • About 7,500 miles (12,000 km) in route length
  • Over 14 hours of scheduled flying time

These flights operate a great circle route, often above polar regions. The two longest ultra long-haul flights as of July 2010 are operated between Singapore and North America.

Time determinants

The following are examples of dynamic factors that determine the non-stop time of a commercial passenger jet:

Records

In 1976, Iran Air began its scheduled non-stop service between New York and Tehran using its newly acquired long-range Boeing 747SPs, completing the journey in 11 hours and 15 minutes, a record for both (jet) flight time and distance (9,867 km – 6,131 mi – 5,328 nm). Although the airline's plans for its non-stop Tehran–Los Angeles flight never materialized due to the Islamic revolution in 1979, such flight would have made a leap in the time and distance records (12,222 km – 7,595 mi – 6,599 nm). The Tehran–New York flight route was suspended in November 1979.

In April 1976, Pan Am set a new record for non-stop, long-haul scheduled flights with its New York–Tokyo route (10,854 km – 6,745 mi – 5,861 nm). In December of that year, the airline set yet another new record for the longest non-stop scheduled flight with its Sydney–San Francisco service, covering 11,937 km (7,417 mi – 6,445 nm) in distance. Both routes were operated by Boeing 747SP aircraft.

In May 1988, the first ultra long-haul passenger flight took off from Tel Aviv to Los Angeles, completing its journey in 13 hours and 41 minutes (12,189 km – 7,574 mi – 6,581 nm).

In the 1990s, Garuda Indonesia flew non-stop between Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Honolulu International Airport (HNL), covering 6,725 mi (10,822 km), and continued onward to Los Angeles International Airport, using McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. For the westward journey back, the flight had to stop for fuel in Bali, Indonesia. The flight was suspended due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11s being phased-out from the fleet.

In modern day aviation, Singapore Airlines introduced ultra long-haul flights on 3 February 2004[1] to Los Angeles, and on 28 June 2004[2] to Newark from Singapore Changi Airport. These two flights hold the record for the longest commercial passenger non-stop flights in the world based on both time and distance. The route from New York City (JFK or Newark) to Hong Kong is the longest non-stop route in the world to have more than one daily flight, and to be served by more than one airline. The routes served between New York and Mumbai, and Hong Kong have the maximum number of airlines operating non-stop flights in the ultra-long-haul category. In terms of flight frequency, Emirates tops the list of ultra-long-haul flight operators, with seven flights operating from its Dubai base to Los Angeles, São Paulo, Houston, San Francisco, Sydney (EK412,EK414), Melbourne (EK406) and Brisbane (EK434).

On November 9, 2005, a Boeing 777-200LR, dubbed the Worldliner, completed the world's longest non-stop passenger flight, traveling 13,423 miles or 21,602 kilometers eastward (as opposed to a normal westward routing for that sector, which is much shorter at 9647 km) from Hong Kong to London, in roughly 22 hours and 22 minutes.[3] Aboard the 777-200LR were eight pilots including Suzanna Darcy-Henneman, Boeing's first woman test pilot. Although the airplane seats 301, there were only 27 passengers aboard this flight. There were two Boeing executives; several Boeing 777 engineers; representatives from General Electric; and a dozen journalists from around the world.

Focke-Wulf FW 200 B Condor of the Lufthansa

This was not, however, the record for longest time staying aloft for an airliner. This debatable record is held either by the 1939 Berlin–New York non stop flight of a reciprocal piston powered Focke-Wulf Fw 200 built for Lufthansa (flight time 24 hours and 56 minutes) or by a Trans World Airlines Lockheed 1649A Starliner on the inaugural London–San Francisco polar route on 1–2 October 1957 (flight time 23 hours and 19 minutes). The L-1649A was the last of the Constellation series, and the ultimate piston-engine airliner in terms of range and endurance.[4]

Longest flights

The following table lists the world's longest non-stop scheduled passenger routes in distance order. City pairs may be served using different routings on the return journey, which may therefore involve different route length and journey times. Weather conditions, particularly the direction of jet streams, also have a significant impact on the time needed to complete the journey. For example, Singapore Airline's flight 21 from Newark to Singapore follows a 16,700 km polar route within 70 nautical miles of the Geographic North Pole, while its return flight, flight 22, is a 15,345 km great circle route via Asia and Alaska.[5] The Singapore to Los Angeles route on Singapore Airlines is scheduled for 16 hours, 30 minutes in summer (July 15, 2009) and 15 hours, 35 minutes in winter (January 15, 2010).[6] On the return trip, the flight is scheduled for 17 hours, 20 minutes in summer (July 15, 2009) and 18 hours, 5 minutes in winter (January 15, 2010).[6]

Of interest is that no flight on the list goes from Europe. This is because the distance from Europe to larger cities in North/South America, Africa and Asia is shorter than the flights below. (Europe is essentially at the center of the world: see land hemisphere.) The distance from Europe to Australia is longer than the flights on the list, but there are no non-stop flights between these continents at present.

Currently scheduled (top 30, by distance)

No. From To Airline Flight
number		 Distance km (mi)
[nm]		 Scheduled
duration		 Aircraft type First flight
1 Newark Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 21 15,345 (9,535) [8,285] 18hr 50min[7]
18hr 40min[8]		 Airbus A340-500 29 June 2004[9]
2 Los Angeles Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 37[10] 14,114 (8,770) [7,621] 17hr 20min[7]
18hr 05min[8]		 Airbus A340-500 3 February 2004[11]
3 Johannesburg Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 201 13,582 (8,439) [7,334] 17hr 05min Boeing 777-200LR 3 June 2009[12]
4 Dubai Los Angeles Emirates EK 215
EK 217		 13,420 (8,339) [7,246] 16hr 30min Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 777-300ER		 26 October 2008[13]
5 Los Angeles Bangkok Thai Airways International TG 795 13,309 (8,270) [7,186] 17hr 20min Airbus A340-500 2 December 2005[14]
6 Dubai Houston Emirates EK 211 13,144 (8,168) [7,097] 16hr 20min Boeing 777-200LR 3 December 2007[15]
7 Dubai San Francisco Emirates EK 225 13,041 (8,103) [7,041] 16hr 00min Boeing 777-300ER 15 December 2008[16]
8 New York Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 831
CX 841		 12,990 (8,072) [7,014] 16hr 05min
15hr 55min		 Boeing 777-300ER 1 July 2004[17]
9 Newark Hong Kong Continental Airlines CO 99 12,980 (8,065) [7,009] 15hr 50min Boeing 777-200ER 1 March 2001[18]
10 Doha Houston Qatar Airways QR 77 12,951 (8,047) [6,993] 16hr 20min Boeing 777-200LR 31 March 2009[19]
11 New York Johannesburg South African Airways SA 204 12,845 (7,982) [6,936] 15hr 10min Airbus A340-300 1 May 2009[20]
12 Los Angeles Melbourne Qantas QF 094 12,748 (7,921) [6,883] 15hr 25min Boeing 747-400ER
Airbus A380 (MEL-LAX only)		 31 October 1999[21]
12 Los Angeles Melbourne V Australia VA 12 12,748 (7,921) [6,883] 15hr 45min Boeing 777-300ER 1 December 2009[22]
14 Detroit Hong Kong Delta Air Lines DL 27 12,645 (7,857) [6,828] 15hr 45min Boeing 777-200LR 2 June 2010[23]
15 Toronto Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 827
CX 829		 12,569 (7,810) [6,787] 15hr 25min
15hr 30min		 Boeing 777-300ER 1 January 2008[24]
15 Toronto Hong Kong Air Canada AC 15 12,569 (7,810) [6,787] 15hr 20min Boeing 777-200LR 1 August 2004[25]
17 Mumbai Newark Continental Airlines CO 49 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] 16hr 05min Boeing 777-200ER 1 October 2007[26]
17 Mumbai Newark Air India AI 191 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] 16hr 15min Boeing 777-200LR 31 October 2010[26]
19 Taipei Newark EVA Air BR 32 12,552 (7,799) [6,777] 14hr 55min[7]
14hr 30min[8]		 Boeing 777-300ER 4 December 2007[27]
20 Chicago Hong Kong United Airlines UA 895 12,542 (7,793) [6,772] 15hr 25min Boeing 747-400 15 June 1996[28]
21 Vancouver Sydney Air Canada AC 33 12,484 (7,757) [6,741] 15hr 25min Boeing 777-200LR 14 December 2007[29]
22 Dubai Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 7 12,230 (7,599) [6,604] 15hr 45min Boeing 777-200LR 1 June 2007[30]
23 Dubai São Paulo Emirates EK 261 12,217 (7,592) [6,597] 14hr 55min Boeing 777-200LR 1 October 2007[31]
24 Tel Aviv Los Angeles El Al LY 005 12,160 (7,556) [6,581] 15hr 35min Boeing 777-200ER 23 June 2006[32]
25 Taipei Toronto EVA Air BR 36 12,100 (7,519) [6,534] 14hr 10min Boeing 777-300ER 29 March 2010[33]
26 Sydney Abu Dhabi Etihad EY 451
EY 455		 12,057 (7,492) [6,510] 15hr 00min Airbus A340-600 26 March 2007[34]
27 Los Angeles Sydney Qantas QF 012[35]
QF 108[36]		 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] 14hr 45min[7]
14hr 55min[8]
14hr 35min		 Boeing 747-400ER
Airbus A380[37]
27 Los Angeles Sydney United Airlines UA 839 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] 14hr 35min Boeing 747-400
27 Los Angeles Sydney Delta Air Lines DL 17 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] 15hr 00min Boeing 777-200LR 1 July 2009[38]
27 Los Angeles Sydney V Australia VA 2 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] 14hr 55min Boeing 777-300ER 28 February 2009[citation needed]

Additionally,Qantas flights from Sydney to Dallas which starts flights non-stoply from 16 May 2011 will be one of the top 30 non stop flights in the world using a Boeing 747-400 as flight QF 7.The route is also will become the longest route by a Boeing 747.The distance between Sydney and Dallas is 13804 km(8628 mi(7265 nmi)

Discontinued

The following table lists discontinued passenger routes in distance order.

Route Airline Flight
number		 Distance km (mi) [nm] Scheduled duration Aircraft Type Final flight
Bangkok to New York Thai Airways International TG 793 13,854 (8,659) [7,480] 17hr 00min Airbus A340-500 1 July 2008[39]
Mumbai to Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 185 13,695 (8,510) [7,395] 17hr 00min Boeing 777-200LR 23 October 2009
Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg South African Airways SA 208 12,813 (7,973) [6,929] 17hr 00min Airbus A340-600 1 May 2009 (Flights now operate via Dakar, Senegal)[citation needed]
Mumbai to New York Delta Air Lines DL 17 12,540 (7,790) [6,771] 16hr 00min Boeing 777-200LR 31 October 2008[citation needed]
Mumbai to New York Air India AI 141 12,540 (7,790) [6,771] 16hr 00min Boeing 777-200LR 30 October 2010 (Flights now operate via New Delhi, India)[citation needed]
Atlanta to Shanghai Delta Air Lines DL 19 12,326 (7,659) [6,656] 15hr 40min Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-200LR		 1 September 2009 (resuming 5 June 2011 under different flight number)
Minneapolis to Hong Kong Northwest Airlines NW 12 12,073 (7,501) [6,420] 15hr 11min Boeing 747-400 18 October 1998[citation needed]

Currently scheduled (by aircraft type)

The table below lists the longest non-stop flights operated by different types of long-haul aircraft.

Aircraft type Route Distance (km) Distance (mi) Scheduled duration Airline Flight number
Airbus A340-500 Newark to Singapore 15,345 9,535 18hr 50min Singapore Airlines SQ 21
Boeing 777-200LR Johannesburg to Atlanta 13,582 8,439 16hr 40min Delta Air Lines DL 201
Boeing 777-300ER Dubai to Los Angeles 13,420 8,339 16hr 30min Emirates EK 217
Boeing 777-200ER Newark to Hong Kong 12,951 8,047 15hr 50min Continental Airlines CO 99
Airbus A380 Melbourne to Los Angeles 12,748 7,921 14hr 15min Qantas QF 93
Boeing 747-400ER Los Angeles to Melbourne 12,748 7,921 15hr 25min Qantas QF 94
Boeing 747-400 Chicago to Hong Kong 12,542 7,793 15hr 25min United Airlines UA 895
Airbus A340-300 New York to Johannesburg 12,845 7,982 15hr 10min South African Airways SA 204
Airbus A340-600 Sydney to Abu Dhabi 12,057 7,492 15hr 00min Etihad Airways EY451, EY 455
Boeing 757-200 Atlanta to Brasilia 6,983 4,339 08hr 50min Delta Air Lines DL221

Currently scheduled (by airline)

The table below lists international airline companies with their longest (in mileage not time) non-stop flight currently in operation.

Airline Flight number Route Distance (km) Distance (mi) Scheduled duration Aircraft Type
Aer Lingus EI 121 Dublin to Orlando 6553 4072 09hr 30min Airbus A330-300
Aerolíneas Argentinas AR 1141 Rome to Buenos Aires 11092 6892 14hr 20min Airbus A340-200
AeroMexico AM 57 Tokyo to Mexico City 11270 7003 13hr 00min Boeing 767-200ER
Aeroflot SU 321 Moscow to Los Angeles 9781 6078 13hr 10min Airbus A330-200
Aerosur 5L 548 Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) 8919 5542 11hr 50min Boeing 747-400
AirTran Airways FL 231 Baltimore to Seattle 3746 2023 05hr 35min Boeing 737-700
Air Algerie AH 3061 Beijing to Algiers 9125 5660 11hr 30min Airbus A330-200
AirAsia AK 203 Kuala Lumpur to Kochi 2914 1811 04hr 10min Airbus A320-200
AirAsia X D7 2008 Kuala Lumpur to London-Stansted 10554 6558 14hr 00min Airbus A340-300
Air Astana KC 936 Kuala Lumpur to Almaty 5110 3175 08hr 15min Boeing 757-200
Air Austral UU 772/975 Saint-Denis to Paris 9349 5823 11hr 15min Boeing 777-200ER
Air Baltic BT 792 Dubai to Riga 4324 2687 06hr 20min Boeing 757-200
Air Berlin AB 1751 Bangkok to Düsseldorf 9107 5640 12hr 20min Airbus A330-200
Aircalin SB 800 Nouméa to Seoul 7792 4841 09hr 55min Airbus A330-200
Air Caraïbes TX 570 Paris to Cayenne 7107 4401 09hr 00min Airbus A330-300
Air Canada AC 15 Toronto to Hong Kong 12569 7809 15hr 25min Boeing 777-200LR
Air China CA 982 New York to Beijing 11004 6837 13hr 40min Boeing 747-400
Air Europa UX 41 Madrid to Buenos Aires 10062 6252 12hr 25min Airbus A330-200
Air France AF 406 Paris to Santiago de Chile 11652 7240 14hr 10min Boeing 777-200ER
Air India AI 187 Delhi to Toronto 12565 7807 16hr 15min Boeing 777-200LR
Air Koryo JS 153/154 Pyongyang to Bangkok 3740 2324 07hr 00min Tupolev Tu-204-300
Air Madagascar MD 50 Antananarivo to Paris 8726 5422 11hr 10min Boeing 767-300ER
Air Mauritius MK 42/46 Mauritius to London 9765 6066 12hr 30min Airbus A340-300
Air Namibia SW 286 Windhoek to Frankfurt 8079 5043 10hr 00min Airbus A340-300
Air New Zealand NZ 83 Vancouver to Auckland 11335 7060 14hr 00min Boeing 777-200ER
Air Pacific FJ 811 Los Angeles to Nadi 8881 5525 10hr 40min Boeing 747-400
Air Tahiti Nui TN 78 Papeete to Tokyo 9435 5863 12hr 25min Airbus A340-300
Air Transat TS949 Madrid to Vancouver 8556 5307 11hr 40min Airbus A330-200
Air Zimbabwe UM 770 Harare to Singapore 8256 5121 10hr 30min Boeing 767-200ER
Airphil Express 2P 797 Singapore to Cebu 2423 1505 03hr 40min Airbus A320-200
Alaska Airlines AS 130 Anchorage to Chicago 4850 2846 06hr 05min Boeing 737-800
Alitalia AZ 680 Rome to Buenos Aires 11136 6919 14hr 00min Boeing 777-200ER
All Nippon Airways NH 1 Washington, D.C. to Tokyo 10868 6753 14hr 05min Boeing 777-300ER
American Airlines AA 293 Delhi to Chicago 12044 7484 15hr 25min Boeing 777-200ER
Asiana Airlines OZ 221 New York to Seoul 11101 6898 14hr 40min Boeing 747-400
Boeing 777-200ER
Austrian Airlines OS 52 Tokyo to Vienna 9176 5702 12hr 05min Boeing 777-200ER
Avianca AV 19 Barcelona to Bogota 8516 5287 11hr 25min Airbus A330-200
Bangkok Airways PG 711 Bangkok to Male 3168 1968 04hr 15min Airbus A319-100
Blue Panorama Airlines BV 1504 Rome to Havana 8710 5400 11hr 20min Boeing 767-300ER
British Airways BA 16 Singapore to London 10888 6765 14hr 05min Boeing 777-200ER
Brussels Airlines SN 359 Brussels to Luanda 6690 4160 07hr 40min Airbus A330-300
Cathay Pacific CX 831 New York to Hong Kong 12990 8072 16hr 05min Boeing 777-300ER
Cebu Pacific 5J 128 Cebu to Seoul 3019 1876 04hr 30min Airbus A320-200
China Airlines CI 005/007 Los Angeles to Taipei 10942 6799 13hr 15min Boeing 747-400
China Eastern MU 588 New York to Shanghai 11897 7375 15hr 15min Airbus A340-600
China Southern CZ 328 Los Angeles to Guangzhou 11638 7231 15hr 30min Boeing 777-200ER
Cimber Sterling QI 5651 Copenhagen to Tenerife 3850 2392 05hr 30min Boeing 737-700
Condor Airlines DE 6315 Mauritius to Frankfurt 9178 5703 11hr 50min Boeing 767-300ER
Continental Airlines CO 99 Newark to Hong Kong 12980 8065 15hr 55min Boeing 777-200ER
Conviasa V0 3740 Damascus to Caracas 10597 6584 15hr 00min Airbus A340-200
Corsairfly SS 953 Mauritius to Paris 9427 5850 11hr 15min Boeing 747-400
Cyprus Airways CY 358 Larnaca to Manchester 3474 2166 05hr 10min Airbus A320
Czech Airlines OK 180 Prague to Almaty 4705 2924 06hr 10min Airbus A319-100
Dragonair KA 152 Hong Kong to Bangalore 3973 2483 05hr 30min Airbus A330-300
Delta Air Lines DL 201 Johannesburg to Atlanta 13582 8439 16hr 40min Boeing 777-200LR
easyJet U2 1856 Sharm-el-Sheikh to Manchester 4111 2555 06hr 00min Airbus A320
El Al LY 005 Tel Aviv to Los Angeles 12189 7556 15hr 35min Boeing 777-200ER
Egypt Air MS 965 Tokyo to Cairo 9612 5973 14hr 45min Airbus A340-200
Emirates EK 215 Dubai to Los Angeles 13420 8339 16hr 35min Boeing 777-200LR
Etihad Airways EY 451, EY 455 Sydney to Abu Dhabi 12057 7492 15hr 00min Airbus A340-600
Ethiopian Airlines ET 501 Washington–Dulles to Addis Ababa 11566 7187 12hr 45min Boeing 777-200LR
Eurofly GJ 2814 Milan to Mauritius 8828 5486 11hr 10min Airbus A330-200
EVA Air BR 32 Taipei to Newark 12552 7799 14hr 55min Boeing 777-300ER
Finnair AY 096 Bangkok to Helsinki 7912 4920 11hr 00min Airbus A330-300
Frontier Airlines F9 641/642 Denver to Fairbanks 3910 2430 05hr 27min Airbus A319-100
Garuda Indonesia GA88 Jakarta to Amsterdam 11366 7063 14hr 15min Airbus A330-200
Gol Linhas Aéreas G3 7640 São Paulo to Bridgetown 4275 2656 05hr 40min Boeing 737-800
Gulf Air GF 154 Bahrain to Manila 7380 4586 10hr 00min Airbus A330
Hainan Airlines HU 494 Toronto to Beijing 10611 6593 14hr 25min Airbus A330-200
Hawaiian Airlines HA 455 Honolulu to Manila 8532 5302 11hr 00min Boeing 767-300ER
Horizon Air QX 2603 Los Angeles to La Paz, Mexico 1342 834 02hr 52min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Icelandair FI 681 Reykjavik to Seattle 5830 3622 07hr 45min Boeing 757-200
Iberia IB 6831 Madrid to Santiago de Chile 10700 6647 13hr 30min Airbus A340-600
Japan Airlines JL 5 New York to Tokyo 10854 6745 13hr 50min Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 747-400
Jet Airways 9W 226 Chennai to Brussels 7895 4906 10hr 20min Airbus A330-200
Jetairfly JAF 502 Cancun to Brussels 8314 5151 10hr 10min Boeing 767-300ER
JetBlue Airways B6 631 Boston to San Francisco 4352 2704 06hr 49min Airbus A320-200
Jetstar Airways JQ 4 Honolulu to Sydney 8154 5066 10hr 35min Airbus A330-200
Kenya Airways KQ 860/866 Nairobi to Bangkok 7230 4493 09hr 40min Boeing 777-200ER
Kingfisher Airlines IT 7 Mumbai to London 7221 4487 10hr 00min Airbus A330-200
KLM KL 838 Singapore to Amsterdam 10526 5684 13hr 35min Boeing 777-300ER
Korean Air KE 34/36 Atlanta to Seoul 11483 7135 15hr 05min Boeing 747-400
Boeing 777-300ER
Kuwait Airways KU 117 Kuwait to New York 10222 6316 12hr 55min Boeing 777-200ER
LAN Airlines LA 705 Madrid to Santiago de Chile 10700 6647 14hr 00min Airbus A340-300
LOT Polish Airlines LO 85 Warsaw to Hanoi 7827 4863 10hr 45min Boeing 767-300ER
Lufthansa LH 510 Frankfurt to Buenos Aires 11477 7132 13hr 45min Boeing 747-400
Malaysia Airlines MH 95 Los Angeles to Taipei 10942 6799 14hr 45min Boeing 777-200ER
Malév Hungarian Airlines MA 310 Budapest to Amman 2171 1349 03hr 15min Boeing 737NG
MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM 135 Ulaanbaatar to Berlin Tegel 6210 3869 08hr 30min Airbus A310-300
Middle East Airlines ME 5607 Beirut to Abidjan 5151 3486 07hr 20min Airbus A330-200
Norwegian Air Shuttle DY 5002 Oslo to Dubai 5133 3208 07hr 00min Boeing 737-800
Pakistan International Airlines PK 789 Lahore to Toronto 11691 7263 14hr 55min Boeing 777-200LR
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Y8 2254 Ribeirão Preto to Recife 1991 1237 03hr 00min Embraer 145
Philippine Airlines PR 105 Manila to Los Angeles 11757 7305 12hr 35min Airbus A340-300
Qantas QF 94 Los Angeles to Melbourne 12748 7921 15hr 25min Boeing 747-400ER
Qatar Airways QR 77 Doha to Houston 12951 8047 16hr 20min Boeing 777-200LR
Royal Air Maroc AT206 Montreal to Casablanca 5687 3506 08hr 15min Boeing 767-300ER
Royal Brunei Airlines BI 083 Bandar Seri Begawan to Jeddah 8344 5177 10hr 30min Boeing 767-300ER
Royal Jordanian RJ 263 Amman to Chicago 10035 6236 13hr 40min Airbus A340-200
Ryanair FR 2562 Tampere to Malaga 3378 2099 04hr 35min Boeing 737-800
Saudi Arabian Airlines SV 33/35 Jeddah to Washington, D.C. 10610 6592 13hr 45min Boeing 777-200ER
Scandinavian Airlines System SK 984 Tokyo to Copenhagen 8734 5427 11hr 25min Airbus A340-300
Singapore Airlines SQ 22 Singapore to Newark 15345 9535 18hr 55 min Airbus A340-500
South African Airways SA 204 New York to Johannesburg 12845 7982 15hr 10min Airbus A340-300
South East Asian Airlines DG 7792 Clark to Singapore 2378 1478 03hr 30min Airbus A320-200
Southwest Airlines WN 603 Providence (PVD) to Las Vegas (LAS) 3803 2363 06hr 15min Boeing 737-700
SriLankan Airlines UL 501/3/5 Colombo to London-Heathrow 8718 5413 11hr 30min Airbus A340-300
Sun Country Airlines SY 47/8 London-Gatwick to Gander[40] 3813 2370 06hr 00min Boeing 737-800
Swiss International Air Lines LX 92 Zurich to São Paulo 9587 5957 13hr 40 min Airbus A340-300
TAAG Angola Airlines DT 690 Luanda to Beijing 11777 7316 13hr 30 min Boeing 777-200ER
Grupo TACA LR 604 San José to Los Angeles 4380 2718 06hr 00min Airbus A319
TAM Airlines JJ 8071 Frankfurt to São Paulo 9774 6073 12hr 50 min Boeing 777-300ER
TAP Portugal TP 264/283 Maputo to Lisbon 8376 5205 11hr 10min Airbus A340-300
Thai Airways International TG 795 Los Angeles to Bangkok 13309 8270 17hr 30min Airbus A340-500
Thai Air Asia FD 3677 Denpasar to Bangkok 2948 1832 04hr 15min Airbus A320-200
Transaero Airlines UN 516 Denpasar to Moscow 10008 6219 12hr 30min Boeing 747-400
Turkish Airlines TK 15 Istanbul to Sao Paulo 10535 6546 14hr 15min Airbus A340-300
United Airlines UA 895 Chicago to Hong Kong 12542 7793 15hr 15min Boeing 747-400
US Airways US 797 Tel Aviv to Philadelphia 9288 5754 13hr 10min Airbus A330-200
V Australia VA 12 Los Angeles to Melbourne 12748 7921 15hr 45min Boeing 777-300ER
Vietnam Airlines VN 533 Ho Chi Minh City to Paris 10116 6279 12hr 40min Boeing 777-200ER
Virgin America VX 353 Boston to San Francisco 4352 2704 06hr 30min Airbus A319
Virgin Atlantic VS 201 Hong Kong to London 9647 5994 13hr 00min Airbus A340-600
WestJet WS 1857 Edmonton to Kahului[41] 5111 3176 07hr 19min Boeing 737-700
Wizz Air W6 8007 Vilnius to Cork 2254 1401 03hr 15min Airbus A320-200
XL Airways France SE 42 Paris to Las Vegas 8759 5442 11hr 25min Airbus A330-200
Yakutia Airlines ЯК 732 Anadyr to Moscow 6226 3869 08hr 20min Boeing 757-200
Zest Air Z2 48 Cebu to Seoul 3019 1876 04hr 20min Airbus A320-200

Future of ultra long-haul

The longest non-stop flights currently running are not the longest city pairs theoretically possible. Flights on the Kangaroo route, if flown non-stop, would exceed 17,000 kilometres (9,200 nmi). The longest routes possible are between antipodes, or points on the Earth's surface opposite each other with the Earth's center directly between, a distance of 20,038 km at the equator. Flights between Buenos Aires and Shanghai, Quito and Kuala Lumpur, Wellington and Madrid or Perth and Bermuda, have a distance of flight at 19,602 km, 19,715 km, 19,851 km and 19,918 km. A theoretical non-stop flight between Malaga and Auckland, which are nearly antipodal, would cover a great circle distance of flight at 19,943 km.

The Boeing 777-200LR airliner can cover the distance between antipodes when devoid of payload, but its range decreases significantly with the added weight of cargo and passengers. As of 2009, no airline has plans to introduce a non-stop service longer than the Singapore–Newark run, though both Airbus and Boeing have hinted at interest in developing variants to their long-haul airliners to make a London–Sydney non-stop flight economically feasible, for which purpose the Airbus consortium will offer the special Airbus A350-900R XWB variant to British Airways. The straight-line distance between London Heathrow Airport and Sydney Airport is 16,995 km.

Other proposals include utilization of point-to-point sub-orbital spaceflight for the ultra long-haul distances.

Shortest flights

The following table lists the shortest (less than 100 miles) non-stop scheduled passenger routes in distance order, per airline. While many of these routes are flown infrequently, the Honolulu to Maui flight is the busiest in the United States by number of aircraft movements per week.

Airline Flight Number Route Distance (km) Distance (mi) Scheduled duration Aircraft Type
Aerovías DAP DAP-XXX Punta Arenas to Porvenir 45.5 28.2 12min Beechcraft King Air
Cessna 402
Aurigny GRXXX Guernsey to Alderney 32.0 20.0 12min Britten Norman Trislander
Aer Arann EI-XXX Connemara to Aran Islands 18.5 11.5 10min Britten-Norman Islander
Bahamasair UP 337 Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbour 40 25 15min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Air Berlin AB 4651 Lanzarote to Fuerteventura 60 37 30min Boeing 737
Air Canada Jazz AC 8259 Vancouver to Nanaimo 54.5 33.9 20min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Air Madagascar MD 407 Antalaha to Maroantsetra 84.8 52.7 30min DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Air New Zealand NZ 2451 Wellington to Blenhiem 80.4 50 25min Beechcraft 1900D
Air Pacific FJ 181 Nadi to Malololailai 24.9 15.5 10min Britten-Norman Islander
Air Seychelles HM 3124 Praslin to Mahe Island 48.9 30.4 15min Shorts 360-300
Air Tahiti VT 201 Papeete (Faaa) to Moorea 18.0 11.0 15min ATR 42
Air Tanzania TC 115 Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam 74.2 46.1 30min Bombardier Dash 8–300
Air Vanuatu NF 243 Ipota to Dillons Bay 6.6 4.1 10min Britten-Norman Islander
Airphil Express 2P 230/2 Cebu to Bacolod 121 75 40min Bombardier Dash 8–400
Alaska Airlines AS 65 Wrangell to Petersburg 52.1 32.4 20min Boeing 737
Arkefly OR 365 Curaçao to Bonaire 74.6 46.4 35min Boeing 767-300ER
Aurigny GR 702 Guernsey to Jersey 38.6 24 20min Britten-Norman Trislander
B&H Airlines JA 102 Sarajevo to Mostar 71.3 44.3 30min ATR 72-212
Bearskin Airlines JV 361 Sioux Lookout to Dryden 76.4 47.5 15min Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
Canadian North 5T 606/607 Igloolik to Hall Beach 69 43 15min de Havilland Canada Dash 8
Caribbean Airlines BW 1500 Trinidad to Tobago 72 45 25min Bombardier Dash 8–300
Cayman Airways KX 4421 Cayman Brac to Little Cayman 27.7 17.2 10min DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Cebu Pacific 5J 126/48 Cebu to Bacolod 121 75 40min ATR 72-500
China Southern Airlines CZ 303/663 Guangzhou to Hong Kong 118 73.1 50min Airbus A320
Boeing 737
Cimber Sterling QI 623 Copenhagen to Rønne 147 91 35-40min ATR 72, Boeing 737-700
Coastal Aviation SC-DAR-ZNZ, SC-ZNZ-DAR Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam 74.2 46.1 20min Cessna 208
Comores Aviation KR 330 Moheli to Anjouan 74.3 46.2 20min Let 410
Copenhagen Air Taxi CAT 110 Anholt to Læsø 73 45 20min Partenavia P.68, Britten Norman Islander
Daily Air DA 73XX Taitung to Green Island 38.6 24 15min Dornier Do 228
Dragonair KA 782/786 Hong Kong to Guangzhou 118 73.1 50min Airbus A320-200
Airbus A321
Easyjet U2 636 Isle of Man to Liverpool 143 89 35min Airbus A319
Finncomm Airlines FC 167 Varkaus to Savonlinna 66 41 20min ATR 42-500
Firefly FY 1010/1016 Penang to Langkawi 129 80 35min ATR 72-500
First Air 7F 822 Igloolik to Hall Beach 69 43 25min ATR-42 300
Flybe FB 221 London to Guernsey 220 80 40min Bombardier Q400
Freedom Air (Guam) FP 101 Saipan to Tinian 17.4 10.8 10min Piper PA-31 Navajo
Garuda Indonesia GA 436 Denpasar, Bali to Mataram 104.59 65 35min Boeing 737
Gol Transportes Aéreos G3 1679 Campina Grande to Recife 141 87.6 35min Boeing 737-700
Gulf Air GF 101/103/117 Bahrain to Dammam 97 60 35min Airbus A320
Hapagfly HF 7102 Boa Vista (C.Verde) to Sal 75.1 46.7 40min Boeing 737
Hawaiian Air HA --- Honolulu to Kahalula Maui 151 94.0 70min Boeing 737
Hewa Bora Airways EO 343 Brazzaville to Kinshasa 26 16 20min Boeing 727
Horizon Air QX2216 Moscow, ID to Lewiston ID 40 25 25min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Iberia Airlines IB 8480/2/6/8 Menorca to Palma Mallorca 130 81 35min ATR 72, Bombardier Dash 8–300, Bombardier CRJ200
Kenya Airways KQ 550 Brazzaville to Kinshasa 26 16 30min Boeing 737
LIAT LI 507 St. Kitts to Nevis 14 9 05min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Loganair LOG 353 Westray to Papa Westray 2.7 1.7 02min Britten-Norman Islander
Maya Island Air MW 199-222 Belize International Airport to San Pedro Airstrip 55 34 15min Grand Caravan
Middle East Airlines ME 229 Beirut to Larnaca 85 53 19min A320-200
New England Airlines EJ 123 Block Island to Westerly 23.8 14.8 15min Britten-Norman Islander
NHT Linhas Aéreas NHG 4515 Rio Grande to Pelotas 43.1 26.8 15min Let 410
Nok Air DD 8202 Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son 119 74 35min ATR 72-201
Norwegian Air Shuttle DY 1570 Varna to Bourgas 78.7 48.9 30min Boeing 737
Olympic Airways OA 90 Karpathos to Kasos Island 29.9 18.6 15min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
PenAir KS 701 Manokotak to Twin Hills 69.8 43.4 10min Piper PA-31 Navajo
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Y8 2359 Marilia to Bauru 87 54.1 20min Embraer 145
Precision Air PW 450, PW 713, PW 715, PW 730 Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam 74.2 46.1 15min ATR 42/72
QantasLink QF 2404 Blackwater to Emerald 76.6 47.6 20min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Régional YS 3211/3215 Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon 149 93 40min Embraer 135
Regional Pacific Airlines QT 120 Warraber Island to Yam Island 9.8 6.1 15min Britten-Norman Islander
Royal Jordanian RJ 347 Tel Aviv to Amman 112 69.5 45min Embraer
Ryanair FR 1437 Belfast-City to Glasgow-Prestwick 130 80.5 45min Boeing 737-800
Sansa RZ 602 San José to Quepos 54.1 33.6 34min Grand Caravan
SATA SP 1690 Funchal to Porto Santo 58 36 20min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
Seaborne Airlines BB 164 St Thomas Island to St Croix Island 71.3 44.3 25min DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
SkyKing RU 8510 Grand Turk to Salt Cay 38.9 24.2 10min DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Swiss European Air Lines LX 2990 Zurich to Basel 79 49 35min Avro RJ100
TAM Airlines JJ 3675 São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos 80.6 50.1 20min Airbus 320
TEAM Linhas Aéreas TE 6865 Macaé to Campos 86.2 53.6 15min Let 410
TRIP Linhas Aéreas T4 5404 São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos 80.6 50.1 20min Embraer 175
Tropic Air PM 10/11, PM 20/21, PM 30/31, PM 40/41, PM 50/51, PM 60/61, PM 70/71, PM 80/81, PM 90/91, PM 100/101, PM 110/111 Belize International Airport to San Pedro Airstrip 55 34 15min Grand Caravan
Uni Air B7 639 Chiayi to Makung 81.9 50.9 30min De Havilland Canada Dash 8
US Airways Baltimore to Philadelphia 145 90 39 min
Widerøe WF 934 Kirkenes to Vadsø 38.6 24 15min Bombardier Dash 8–100
Winair WM 441 St Maarten to Saba 48 30 12min DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Wings of Alaska KS 242 Skagway to Haines 28.6 17.8 15min Grand Caravan
Jet Airways 9W 101 Mumbai to Pune 93 58 30min Boeing 737
ZanAir B4 303 Zanzibar to Dar Es Salaam 74.2 46.1 20min Let 410
Zest Air Z2 200 Manila to Marinduque 154 96 50min Xian MA60

See also

References

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  2. ^ SIA sets new world record with direct flight to New York
  3. ^ Flight-distance record awaits as big 777 heads to London
  4. ^ Peter J. Marson, The Lockheed Constellation. Tonbridge, Kent, England: Air-Britain (Historians), 2007
  5. ^ Computer flight plans of inaugural SQ Newark–Singapore flight and return Singapore–Newark flight 3 days later.
  6. ^ a b Singapore Airlines timetable as of May 31, 2009
  7. ^ a b c d Summer schedule. (northern hemisphere)
  8. ^ a b c d Winter schedule. (northern hemisphere)
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  10. ^ Before 29 October 2006, the flight number for this route was SQ 19.
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  16. ^ Emirates Airline Launches San Francisco Service With World's Longest Green Flight Trial[dead link]
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  19. ^ "Qatar Airways Launches Inaugural Flight To Houston" (Press release). Qatar Airways. 31/3/09. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ SAA flights
  21. ^ "Fact File: QANTAS AT A GLANCE" (PDF). Qantas. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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  23. ^ "Bolstered by Growing Global Alliances, Delta Strengthens International Schedules for Summer 2010". Reuters. 20/10/09. Retrieved 18 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  24. ^ "Cathay Pacific Airways Announces Non-Stop Flights Between Toronto and Hong Kong" (Press release). Cathay Pacific. 14/11/07. Retrieved 18 December 2010. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "New non-stop service between Toronto – Hong Kong" (PDF). Air Canada. 22/4/04. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ a b Roxanne Butler. "We're Off to Mumbai". Continental Airlines though its magazine, Continental. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "EVA will start 77W non-stop service on TPE-EWR and withdraw TPE-CDG". Flyertalk.com. 27/9/07. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ Timeline
  29. ^ "Air Canada to launch direct Flights between Vancouver and Sydney". AsiaTravelTips.com. 2/3/07. Retrieved 18 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  30. ^ "Delta's Overnight Flights From Dubai To Anywhere In N. America The Following Day". PRLog. 7/5/07. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  31. ^ "Emirates to launch Flights to Sao Paulo, Brazil". AsiaTravelTips.com. 26/1/07. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  32. ^ "EL AL LAUNCHES THE ONLY NONSTOP FLIGHTS BETWEEN Los angeles AND Israel". Travelindustrydeals.com. 8/6/06. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  34. ^ "Etihad Airways to launch new direct service between Sydney and Abu Dhabi". Travelscopy.com. 9/4/07. Retrieved 17 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ Operates with either type of aircraft.
  36. ^ Operates only with the Boeing 747-400ER aircraft.
  37. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110111/bs_nm/us_qantas_2
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  39. ^ "Thai Airways to cancel direct flight to New York". Forbes.com. 6/8/08. Retrieved 24 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  40. ^ The Sun Country flight from London-Gatwick to Gander is only a re-fuelling point. The flight's actual destination is Minneapolis.
  41. ^ [1][dead link]
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