Non-stop flight
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:
- Jet stream
- Tail wind, headwind and crosswind
- ATC route
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 (Three daily non-stop and One via Vancouver by Cathay Pacific[3] and 1 daily by Continental Airlines). 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.[4] 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.
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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.[5]
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.[6] 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).[7] 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).[7]
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[8] 18hr 40min[9] |
Airbus A340-500 | 29 June 2004[10] |
2 | Los Angeles | Singapore | Singapore Airlines | SQ 37[11] | 14,114 (8,770) [7,621] | 17hr 20min[8] 18hr 05min[9] |
Airbus A340-500 | 3 February 2004[12] |
3 | Johannesburg | Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 201 | 13,582 (8,439) [7,334] | 17hr 05min | Boeing 777-200LR | 3 June 2009[13] |
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[14] |
5 | Los Angeles | Bangkok | Thai Airways International | TG 795 | 13,309 (8,270) [7,186] | 17hr 20min | Airbus A340-500 | 28 September 2006 |
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 CX 845[17] |
12,990 (8,072) [7,014] | 16hr 05min[8] 15hr 55min[9] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 1 July 2004[18] |
9 | Newark | Hong Kong | Continental Airlines | CO 99 | 12,980 (8,065) [7,009] | 15hr 50min | Boeing 777-200ER | 1 March 2001[19] |
10 | Doha | Houston | Qatar Airways | QR 77 | 12,951 (8,047) [6,993] | 16hr 20min | Boeing 777-200LR | 31 March 2009[20] |
11 | New York | Johannesburg | South African Airways | SA 204 | 12,845 (7,982) [6,936] | 15hr 10min | Airbus A340-300 | 1 May 2009[21] |
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[22] |
12 | Los Angeles | Melbourne | V Australia | VA 12 | 12,748 (7,921) [6,883] | 15hr 45min | Boeing 777-300ER | 1 December 2009[23] |
13 | Detroit | Hong Kong | Delta Air Lines | DL 27 | 12,645 (7,857) [6,828] | 15hr 45min | Boeing 777-200LR | 2 June 2010[24] |
14 | Toronto | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | CX 827 CX 829 |
12,569 (7,810) [6,787] | 15hr 25min[8] 15hr 30min[9] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 1 January 2008[25] |
14 | Toronto | Hong Kong | Air Canada | AC 15 | 12,569 (7,810) [6,787] | 15hr 20min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 August 2004[26] |
15 | Mumbai | Newark | Continental Airlines | CO 49 | 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] | 16hr 05min | Boeing 777-200ER | 1 October 2007[27] |
15 | Mumbai | Newark | Air India | AI 191 | 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] | 16hr 15min | Boeing 777-200LR | 31 October 2010[27] |
16 | Taipei | Newark | EVA Air | BR 32 | 12,552 (7,799) [6,777] | 14hr 55min[8] 14hr 30min[9] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 4 December 2007[28] |
17 | Chicago | Hong Kong | United Airlines | UA 895 | 12,542 (7,793) [6,772] | 15hr 25min | Boeing 747-400 | 15 June 1996[29] |
17 | Chicago | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | CX 807[30] | 12,542 (7,793) [6,772] | 15hr 35min | Boeing 777-300ER | 1 September 2011[31] |
18 | Vancouver | Sydney | Air Canada | AC 33 | 12,484 (7,757) [6,741] | 15hr 25min | Boeing 777-200LR | 14 December 2007[32] |
19 | Dubai | Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 7 | 12,230 (7,599) [6,604] | 15hr 45min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 June 2007[33] |
20 | Dubai | São Paulo | Emirates | EK 261 | 12,217 (7,592) [6,597] | 14hr 55min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 October 2007[34] |
21 | Tel Aviv | Los Angeles | El Al | LY 005 | 12,160 (7,556) [6,581] | 15hr 35min | Boeing 777-200ER | 23 June 2006[35] |
22 | Taipei | Toronto | EVA Air | BR 36 | 12,100 (7,519) [6,534] | 14hr 10min | Boeing 777-300ER | 29 March 2010[36] |
23 | Sydney | Abu Dhabi | Etihad | EY 451 EY 455 |
12,057 (7,492) [6,510] | 15hr 00min | Airbus A340-600 | 26 March 2007[37] |
24 | Los Angeles | Sydney | Qantas | QF 012[38]f QF 108[39] |
12,051 (7,488) [6,507] | 14hr 45min[8] 14hr 55min[9] 14hr 35min |
Boeing 747-400ER Airbus A380[40] |
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24 | Los Angeles | Sydney | United Airlines | UA 839 | 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] | 14hr 35min | Boeing 747-400 | |
24 | Los Angeles | Sydney | Delta Air Lines | DL 17 | 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] | 15hr 00min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 July 2009[41] |
24 | Los Angeles | Sydney | V Australia | VA 2 | 12,051 (7,488) [6,507] | 14hr 55min | Boeing 777-300ER | 28 February 2009[citation needed] |
25 | Delhi | Chicago | American Airlines | AA 293 | 12,044 (7,484) [6,503] | 15hr 35min | Boeing 777-200ER | 15 November 2005 |
25 | Delhi | Chicago | Air India | AI 127 | 12,044 (7,484) [6,503] | 16hr 00min | Boeing 777-300ER | |
26 | Sydney | San Francisco | Qantas | QF 73 | 11,936 (7,417) [6,445] | 13hr 25min | Boeing 747-400 | |
26 | Sydney | San Francisco | United Airlines | UA 870 | 11,936 (7,417) [6,445] | 13hr 25min | Boeing 747-400 | |
27 | Shanghai | New York | China Eastern | MU 587 | 11,897 (7,392) [6,423] | 14hr 55min | Airbus A340-600 | 8 December 2006 |
28 | Delhi | Newark | Continental Airlines | CO 83 | 11,787 (7,324) [6,364] | 15hr 20min | Boeing 777-200ER | |
29 | Delhi | New York | Air India | AI 101 | 11,777 (7,318) [6,359] | 15hr 30min | Boeing 777-300ER | |
30 | Manila | Los Angeles | Philippine Airlines | PR 102 PR112 |
11,757 (7,305) [6,347] | 12hr 30min 12hr 35min |
Boeing 747-400 Airbus A340-300 |
Additionally, Qantas will start flights from Sydney to Dallas from 16 May 2011 using a Boeing 747-400ER as flight QF 7. This route will become the longest route by a Boeing 747-400ER. The distance between Sydney and Dallas is 13804 km.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York to Bangkok | Thai Airways International | TG 793 | 13,963 (8,676) [7,539] | 17hr 00min | Airbus A340-500 | 1 July 2008[42] |
Bangkok to New York | Thai Airways International | TG 790 | 13,937 (8,660) [7,525] | 16hr 50min | Airbus A340-500 | 28 September 2006(Flights change operated Suvarnabhumi Airport and Change Flight Numer TG792 on 29oct2007) |
Mumbai to Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 185 | 13,695 (8,510) [7,395] | 17hr 00min | Boeing 777-200LR | 23 October 2009 [43] [44] |
Bangkok to Los Angeles | Thai Airways International | TG 794 | 13,297 (8,263) [7,180] | 16hr 50min | Airbus A340-500 | 28 September 2006 (Flights now operate Suvarnabhumi Airport) |
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 [45] |
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) [46] |
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.
[47][48]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 |
Boeing 767-300ER | Oslo to Phuket | 9,075 | 5,039 | 11hr 30min | TUIfly Nordic | BLX 841 |
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 |
Airbus A340-300 | New York to Johannesburg | 12,845 | 7,982 | 15hr 10min | South African Airways | SA 204 |
Boeing 747-400 | Chicago to Hong Kong | 12,542 | 7,793 | 15hr 25min | United Airlines | UA 895 |
Airbus A340-600 | Sydney to Abu Dhabi | 12,057 | 7,492 | 15hr 00min | Etihad Airways | EY451, EY 455 |
Airbus A330-200 | Madrid to Buenos Aires | 10,062 | 6,252 | 12hr 25min | Air Europa | UX 41 |
Airbus A330-300 | Helsinki to Krabi | 8,349 | 5,155 | 11hr 30min | Finnair | AY 1967 |
Boeing 777-300 | Bangkok to Athens | 7,939 | 4,933 | 11hr 10min | Thai Airways International | TG 946 |
Boeing 757-200 | Atlanta to Brasilia | 6,983 | 4,339 | 08hr 50min | Delta Air Lines | DL221 |
Boeing 777-200 | Bangkok to Brisbane | 7,251 | 4,506 | 09hr 00min | Thai Airways International | TG 473 |
Airbus A318 | New York to London-City | 5,587 | 3,418 | 07hr 25min | British Airways | BA 2 |
Airbus A300-600 | Tehran to Bangkok | 5,501 | 3,472 | 06hr 30min | Mahan Air | W5 5045 |
Airbus A319-100 | Almaty to Prague | 4,705 | 2,924 | 06hr 45min | Czech Airlines | OK 181 |
Boeing 737-800 | Perth to Phuket | 4,814 | 2,992 | 06hr 35min | Pacific Blue Airlines | DJ 4149 |
Boeing 737-500 | Osaka to Beijing | 1,764 | 1,096 | 03hr 30min | ANA Wings | EH 159 |
Boeing 737-400 | Seoul to Bangkok | 3,663 | 2,277 | 06hr 15min | Jeju Air | 7C 2001 |
Airbus A321-200 | Macau to Tokyo-Narita | 3,000 | 1,864 | 04hr 25min | Air Macau | NX 828 |
Fokker 70 | Vienna to Sochi | 1,853 | 1,151 | 02hr 55min | Tyrolean Airways | VO 615 |
ATR 72-210 | Mangareva to Papeete | 1,654 | 1,028 | 04hr 00min | Air Tahiti | VT 951 |
ATR 72-500 | Vientiane to Kunming | 776 | 446 | 01hr 10min | Lao Airlines | QV 817 |
ATR 72-200 | Luang Prabang to Bangkok | 704 | 437 | 01hr 40min | Lao Airlines | QV 633 |
Cessna B208 Caravan | Chiang Mai to Chaing Rai | 163 | 101 | 00hr 40min | SGA Airlines | 5E 921 5E 927 |
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 |
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Aegean Airlines | A3 602/606 | Athens to London Heathrow | 2,434 | 1,508 | 04hr 05min | Airbus A321-200 |
Aer Lingus | EI 121 | Dublin to Orlando | 6,553 | 4,072 | 09hr 30min | Airbus A330-300 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas | AR 1141 | Rome to Buenos Aires | 11,092 | 6,892 | 14hr 20min | Airbus A340-200 |
AeroMexico | AM 57 | Tokyo to Mexico City | 11,270 | 7,003 | 13hr 00min | Boeing 767-200ER |
Aeroflot | SU 321 | Moscow to Los Angeles | 9,781 | 6,078 | 13hr 10min | Airbus A330-200 |
Aerosvit | VV 141 | Kiev to Toronto | 4,105 | 7,602 | 09hr 10min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Aerosur | 5L 548 | Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) | 8,919 | 5,542 | 11hr 50min | Boeing 747-400 |
AirTran Airways | FL 231 | Baltimore to Seattle | 3,746 | 2,023 | 05hr 35min | Boeing 737-700 |
Air Algerie | AH 3061 | Beijing to Algiers | 9,125 | 5,660 | 11hr 30min | Airbus A330-200 |
AirAsia | AK 203 | Kuala Lumpur to Kochi | 2,914 | 1,811 | 04hr 10min | Airbus A320-200 |
AirAsia X | D7 2008 | Kuala Lumpur to London-Stansted | 10,554 | 6,558 | 14hr 00min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air Astana | KC 936 | Kuala Lumpur to Almaty | 5,110 | 3,175 | 08hr 15min | Boeing 757-200 |
Air Austral | UU 772/975 | Saint-Denis to Paris | 9,349 | 5,823 | 11hr 15min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air Baltic | BT 792 | Dubai to Riga | 4,324 | 2,687 | 06hr 20min | Boeing 757-200 |
Air Berlin | AB 1751 | Bangkok to Düsseldorf | 9,107 | 5,640 | 12hr 20min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Busan | BX 701 | Busan to Taipei-Taoyuan | 1,342 | 834 | 02hr 20min | Airbus A321-200 |
Aircalin | SB 800 | Nouméa to Seoul | 7,792 | 4,841 | 09hr 55min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Caraïbes | TX 570 | Paris to Cayenne | 7,107 | 4,401 | 09hr 00min | Airbus A330-300 |
Air Canada | AC 15 | Toronto to Hong Kong | 12,569 | 7,809 | 15hr 25min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Air China | CA 982 | New York to Beijing | 11,004 | 6,837 | 13hr 40min | Boeing 747-400 |
Air Europa | UX 41 | Madrid to Buenos Aires | 10,062 | 6,252 | 12hr 25min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air France | AF 406 | Paris to Santiago de Chile | 11,652 | 7,240 | 14hr 10min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air India | AI 191 | Mumbai to Newark | 12,565 | 7,807 | 16hr 15min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Air Japan | NQ 1052 | Tokyo to Honolulu | 6,145 | 3,818 | 07hr 00min | Boeing 767-200ER |
Air Jamaica | JM 79 | Kingston to Toronto | 2,886 | 1,781 | 04hr 10min | Boeing 737-800 |
Air Koryo | JS 153/154 | Pyongyang to Bangkok | 3,740 | 2,324 | 07hr 00min | Tupolev Tu-204-300 |
Air Macau | NX 828 | Macau to Tokyo | 3,000 | 1,864 | 04hr 25min | Airbus A321-200 |
Air Madagascar | MD 50 | Antananarivo to Paris | 8,726 | 5,422 | 11hr 10min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Air Mauritius | MK 42/46 | Mauritius to London | 9,765 | 6,066 | 12hr 30min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air Namibia | SW 286 | Windhoek to Frankfurt | 8,079 | 5,043 | 10hr 00min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air New Zealand | NZ 83 | Vancouver to Auckland | 11,335 | 7,060 | 14hr 00min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air One | AP 882 | Milan to Cario | 2,618 | 1,627 | 03hr 50min | Airbus A320-200 |
ANA Wings | EH 159 | Osaka to Beijing | 1,764 | 1,096 | 03hr 30min | Boeing 737-500 |
Air Pacific | FJ 811 | Los Angeles to Nadi | 8,881 | 5,525 | 10hr 40min | Boeing 747-400 |
Air Tahiti Nui | TN 78 | Papeete to Tokyo | 9,435 | 5,863 | 12hr 25min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air Transat | TS 691/699 | Athens to Toronto | 8,149 | 5,063 | 10hr 30min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Vanuatu | NF 10 | Port Vila to Sydney | 2,481 | 1,542 | 03hr 45min | Boeing 737-800 |
Air Zimbabwe | UM 770 | Harare to Singapore | 8,256 | 5,121 | 10hr 30min | Boeing 767-200ER |
Airphil Express | 2P 797 | Singapore to Cebu | 2,423 | 1,505 | 03hr 40min | Airbus A320-200 |
Alaska Airlines | AS 130 | Anchorage to Chicago | 4,850 | 2,846 | 06hr 05min | Boeing 737-800 |
Alitalia | AZ 680 | Rome to Buenos Aires | 11,136 | 6,919 | 14hr 00min | Boeing 777-200ER |
All Nippon Airways | NH 1 | Washington, D.C. to Tokyo | 10,868 | 6,753 | 14hr 05min | Boeing 777-300ER |
American Airlines | AA 293 | Delhi to Chicago | 12,044 | 7,484 | 15hr 25min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Armavia | U8 107 | Yerevan to Birmingham | 3,733 | 2,320 | 05hr 25min | Airbus A319-100 |
Asiana Airlines | OZ 221 | New York to Seoul | 11,101 | 6,898 | 14hr 40min | Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200ER |
Austrian Airlines | OS 52 | Tokyo to Vienna | 9,176 | 5,702 | 12hr 05min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Avianca | AV 19 | Barcelona to Bogota | 8,516 | 5,287 | 11hr 25min | Airbus A330-200 |
B&H Airlines | JA 416 | Sarajevo to Gothenburg | 1,596 | 992 | 02hr 35min | Airbus A319-100 |
Bangkok Airways | PG 711 | Bangkok to Male | 3,168 | 1,968 | 04hr 15min | Airbus A319-100 |
Business Air | 8B 88 | Bangkok to Tokyo-Narita | 4,650 | 2,889 | 06hr 00min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Bulgaria Air | FB 479 | Sofia to Malaga | 2,472 | 1,536 | 03hr 55min | Boeing 737-300 |
Blue1 | KF 815/807 | Kittilä to Paris | 2,426 | 1,508 | 03hr 30min | Boeing B717 |
Blue Panorama Airlines | BV 1504 | Rome to Havana | 8,710 | 5,400 | 11hr 20min | Boeing 767-300ER |
British Airways | BA 16 | Singapore to London | 10,888 | 6,765 | 14hr 05min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Brussels Airlines | SN 359 | Brussels to Luanda | 6,690 | 4,160 | 07hr 40min | Airbus A330-300 |
Cape Air | 9K 1029/1033/1037 | Boston to Saranac Lake | 343 | 213 | 01hr 39min | Cessna 402 |
Cathay Pacific | CX 831/841/845 | New York to Hong Kong | 12,990 | 8,072 | 16hr 05min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Cebu Pacific | 5J 128 | Cebu to Seoul | 3,019 | 1,876 | 04hr 30min | Airbus A320-200 |
China Airlines | CI 005/007 | Los Angeles to Taipei | 10,942 | 6,799 | 13hr 15min | Boeing 747-400 |
China Eastern | MU 587 | Shanghai to New York | 11,897 | 7,375 | 13hr 40min | Airbus A340-600 |
China Southern | CZ 328 | Los Angeles to Guangzhou | 11,638 | 7,231 | 15hr 30min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Cimber Sterling | QI 5651 | Copenhagen to Tenerife | 3,850 | 2,392 | 05hr 30min | Boeing 737-700 |
Condor Airlines | DE 6315 | Mauritius to Frankfurt | 9,178 | 5,703 | 11hr 50min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Continental Airlines | CO 99 | Newark to Hong Kong | 12,980 | 8,065 | 15hr 55min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Conviasa | V0 3740 | Damascus to Caracas | 10,597 | 6,584 | 15hr 00min | Airbus A340-200 |
Corsairfly | SS 953 | Mauritius to Paris | 9,427 | 5,850 | 11hr 15min | Boeing 747-400 |
Croatia Airlines | OU 359 | Tel Aviv to Zagreb | 2,214 | 1,376 | 03hr 30min | Airbus A320-200 |
Cyprus Airways | CY 358 | Larnaca to Manchester | 3,474 | 2,166 | 05hr 10min | Airbus A320-200 |
Czech Airlines | OK 181 | Almaty to Prague | 4,705 | 2,924 | 06hr 45min | Airbus A319-100 |
Dragonair | KA 152 | Hong Kong to Bangalore | 3,973 | 2,483 | 05hr 30min | Airbus A330-300 |
Druk Air | KB 130 | Bagdogra to Bangkok | 1,936 | 1,203 | 03hr 00min | Airbus A319-100 |
Delta Air Lines | DL 201 | Johannesburg to Atlanta | 13,582 | 8,439 | 16hr 40min | Boeing 777-200LR |
EasyJet | U2 1856 | Sharm-el-Sheikh to Manchester | 4,111 | 2,555 | 06hr 00min | Airbus A320-200 |
El Al | LY 005 | Tel Aviv to Los Angeles | 12,189 | 7,556 | 15hr 35min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Egypt Air | MS 965 | Tokyo to Cairo | 9,612 | 5,973 | 14hr 45min | Airbus A340-200 |
Emirates | EK 215 | Dubai to Los Angeles | 13,420 | 8,339 | 16hr 35min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Etihad Airways | EY 451/455 | Sydney to Abu Dhabi | 12,057 | 7,492 | 15hr 00min | Airbus A340-600 |
Ethiopian Airlines | ET 501 | Washington–Dulles to Addis Ababa | 11,566 | 7,187 | 12hr 45min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Eurofly | GJ 2814 | Milan to Mauritius | 8,828 | 5,486 | 11hr 10min | Airbus A330-200 |
Estonian Air | OV 181/182 | Tallinn to Barcelona | 2,558 | 1,590 | 04hr 00min | Boeing 737-300 |
EVA Air | BR 32 | Taipei to Newark | 12,552 | 7,799 | 14hr 55min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Finnair | AY 1967 | Helsinki to Krabi | 8,349 | 5,188 | 11hr 30min | Airbus A330-300 |
Frontier Airlines | F9 641/642 | Denver to Fairbanks | 3,910 | 2,430 | 05hr 27min | Airbus A319-100 |
Garuda Indonesia | GA 980/982 | Jakarta to Jeddah | 7,974 | 4,955 | 09hr 40min | Boeing B747-400 |
Gol Linhas Aéreas | G3 7640 | São Paulo to Bridgetown | 4,275 | 2,656 | 05hr 40min | Boeing 737-800 |
Gulf Air | GF 154 | Bahrain to Manila | 7,380 | 4,586 | 10hr 00min | Airbus A330-200 |
Hainan Airlines | HU 494 | Toronto to Beijing | 10,611 | 6,593 | 14hr 25min | Airbus A340-600 |
Hawaiian Airlines | HA 455 | Honolulu to Manila | 8,532 | 5,302 | 11hr 00min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Hong Kong Airlines | HX 817 | Hong Kong to Moscow (SVO) | 7,146 | 4,441 | 10hr 15min | Airbus A330-200 |
Hong Kong Express | UO 634 | Hong Kong to Sapporo | 3,429 | 2,121 | 04hr 30min | Boeing 737-800 |
Horizon Air | QX 2603 | Los Angeles to La Paz, Mexico | 1,342 | 834 | 02hr 52min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Icelandair | FI 681 | Reykjavik to Seattle | 5,830 | 3,622 | 07hr 45min | Boeing 757-200 |
Iberia | IB 6831 | Madrid to Santiago de Chile | 10,700 | 6,647 | 13hr 30min | Airbus A340-600 |
Iran Air | IR 711 | Tehran to London- Heathrow | 4,431 | 2,754 | 06hr 30min | Airbus A300-600 |
Japan Airlines | JL 5 | New York to Tokyo | 10,854 | 6,745 | 13hr 50min | Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 747-400 |
JAL Express | JC 891 | Osaka-kansai to Shanghai-Pudong | 1,309 | 813 | 02hr 45min | Boeing 737-800 |
Jeju Air | 7C 2201 | Seoul to Bangkok | 3,663 | 2,276 | 06hr 15min | Boeing 737-400 |
Jet Airways | 9W 226 | Chennai to Brussels | 7,895 | 4,906 | 10hr 20min | Airbus A330-200 |
Jetairfly | TB 502 | Cancun to Brussels | 8,314 | 5,151 | 10hr 10min | Boeing 767-300ER |
JetBlue Airways | B6 631 | Boston to San Francisco | 4,352 | 2,704 | 06hr 49min | Airbus A320-200 |
Jetstar Airways | JQ 4 | Honolulu to Sydney | 8,154 | 5,066 | 10hr 35min | Airbus A330-200 |
Jin Air | 7J 701 | Seoul to Utapao | 3,732 | 2,319 | 06hr 05min | Boeing 737-800 |
Kenya Airways | KQ 860/866 | Nairobi to Bangkok | 7,230 | 4,493 | 09hr 40min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Kingfisher Airlines | IT 7 | Mumbai to London | 7,221 | 4,487 | 10hr 00min | Airbus A330-200 |
KLM | KL 838 | Singapore to Amsterdam | 10,517 | 6,535 | 13hr 35min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Korean Air | KE 34/36 | Atlanta to Seoul | 11,511 | 7,153 | 13hr 30min | Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-300ER |
Kuwait Airways | KU 117 | Kuwait to New York | 10,222 | 6,316 | 12hr 55min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Lao Airlines | QV 817 | Vientiane to Kunming | 776 | 482 | 01hr 10min | ATR 72-500 |
LAN Airlines | LA 705 | Madrid to Santiago de Chile | 10,700 | 6,647 | 14hr 00min | Airbus A340-300 |
LOT Polish Airlines | LO 85 | Warsaw to Hanoi | 7,827 | 4,863 | 10hr 45min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Lufthansa | LH 510 | Frankfurt to Buenos Aires | 11,477 | 7,132 | 13hr 45min | Boeing 747-400 |
Luxair | LG 711 | Luxembourg to Tenerife | 3,081 | 1,914 | 04hr 25min | Boeing 737-800 |
Mahan Air | W5 5049 | Tehran Imam Khomeini to Phuket | 5,662 | 3518 | 08hr 00min | Airbus A310-300 |
Malaysia Airlines | MH 95 | Los Angeles to Taipei | 10,942 | 6,799 | 14hr 45min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Malév Hungarian Airlines | MA 310 | Budapest to Amman | 2,171 | 1,349 | 03hr 15min | Boeing 737NG |
MIAT Mongolian Airlines | OM 501 | Ulaanbaatar to Tokyo | 3,067 | 1,906 | 04hr 50min | Boeing 767-300 |
Middle East Airlines | ME 5607 | Beirut to Abidjan | 5,151 | 3,486 | 07hr 20min | Airbus A330-200 |
Myanmar Airways International | 8M 231 | Yangon to Singapore | 1,920 | 1,193 | 02hr 55min | Airbus A330-200 |
Nepal Airlines | RA 230 | Kathmandu to Doha | 3,370 | 2,094 | 04hr 25min | Boeing 757-200 |
Novair | NVR 811 9811 | Stockholm to Krabi | 8,730 | 5,425 | 10hr 30min | Airbus A330-200 |
Norwegian Air Shuttle | DY 5002 | Oslo to Dubai | 5,133 | 3,208 | 07hr 00min | Boeing 737-800 |
Olympic Air | OA 259/265/269 | Athens to London Heathrow | 2,434 | 1,508 | 04hr 05min | Airbus A320-200 |
Oman Air | WY 101 | Muscat to London-Heathrow | 5,840 | 3,629 | 08hr 35min | Airbus A330-300 |
Orient Thai Airways | OX 300 | Bangkok to Seoul | 3,663 | 2,276 | 05hr 25min | Boeing 747-400 |
Pacific Blue Airlines | DJ 4149 | Perth to Phuket | 4,814 | 2,992 | 06hr 35min | Boeing 737-800 |
Pakistan International Airlines | PK 783 | Karachi to Toronto | 11,691 | 7,265 | 15hr 10min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Y8 2254 | Ribeirão Preto to Recife | 1,991 | 1,237 | 03hr 00min | Embraer 145 |
Philippine Airlines | PR 102 PR 112 |
Manila to Los Angeles | 11,757 | 7,305 | 12hr 35min | Boeing 747-400 Airbus A340-300 |
Porter Airlines | PD 701 | Toronto to Myrtle Beach | 1,105 | 687 | 02hr 20min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Qantas | QF 94 | Los Angeles to Melbourne | 12,748 | 7,921 | 15hr 25min | Boeing 747-400ER |
Qatar Airways | QR 77 | Doha to Houston | 12,951 | 8,047 | 16hr 20min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Rossiya Airlines | FV 885 | Saint Petersburg to Dushanbe | 2,857 | 2,229 | 05hr 00min | Airbus A319 |
Royal Air Maroc | AT 206 | Casablanca to Montreal | 5,687 | 3,534 | 07hr 55min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Royal Brunei Airlines | BI 083 | Bandar Seri Begawan to Jeddah | 8,344 | 5,177 | 10hr 30min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Royal Jordanian | RJ 263 | Amman to Chicago | 10,035 | 6,236 | 13hr 40min | Airbus A340-200 |
Ryanair | FR 2562 | Tampere to Malaga | 3,378 | 2,099 | 04hr 35min | Boeing 737-800 |
S7 Airlines | S7 859 | Novosibirsk to Bangkok | 4,867 | 3,024 | 07hr 00min | Boeing 767-300 |
Saudi Arabian Airlines | SV 33/35 | Jeddah to Washington, D.C. | 10,610 | 6,592 | 13hr 45min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Scandinavian Airlines System | SK 984 | Tokyo to Copenhagen | 8,734 | 5,427 | 11hr 25min | Airbus A340-300 |
Shandong Airlines | SC 4905 | Jinan to Ürümqi | 2,628 | 1,633 | 04hr 25min | Boeing 737-800 |
Sichuan Airlines | 3U 8925 | Chengdu to Phuket | 2,556 | 1,558 | 03hr 30min | Airbus A321-200 |
Singapore Airlines | SQ 22 | Singapore to Newark | 15,345 | 9,535 | 18hr 55 min | Airbus A340-500 |
Silkair | SLK 933 | Chengdu-Shuangliu to Singapore | 3,234 | 2,010 | 04hr 50min | Airbus A320-200 |
South African Airways | SA 204 | New York to Johannesburg | 12,845 | 7,982 | 15hr 10min | Airbus A340-300 |
South East Asian Airlines | DG 7792 | Clark to Singapore | 2,378 | 1,478 | 03hr 30min | Airbus A319-100 |
Southwest Airlines | WN 603 | Providence (PVD) to Las Vegas (LAS) | 3,803 | 2,363 | 06hr 15min | Boeing 737-700 |
Spanair | JK 71 | Barcelona to Helsinki | 2,632 | 1,635 | 03hr 50min | Airbus A321-200 |
SriLankan Airlines | UL 501/3/5 | Colombo to London-Heathrow | 8,718 | 5,413 | 11hr 30min | Airbus A340-300 |
Sun Country Airlines | SY 47/8 | London-Gatwick to Gander[49] | 3,813 | 2,370 | 06hr 00min | Boeing 737-800 |
Swiss International Air Lines | LX 92 | Zurich to São Paulo | 9,587 | 5,957 | 13hr 40min | Airbus A340-300 |
TAAG Angola Airlines | DT 606 | Luanda to London | 6,812 | 4,233 | 08hr 35min | Boeing 777-200ER |
TACA International Airlines | LR 604 | San José to Los Angeles | 4,380 | 2,718 | 06hr 00min | Airbus A319-100 |
TAM Airlines | JJ 8071 | Frankfurt to São Paulo | 9,774 | 6,073 | 12hr 50min | Boeing 777-300ER |
TAP Portugal | TP 264/283 | Maputo to Lisbon | 8,376 | 5,205 | 11hr 10min | Airbus A340-300 |
Thai Airways International | TG 795 | Los Angeles to Bangkok | 13,309 | 8,270 | 17hr 30min | Airbus A340-500 |
Thai Air Asia | FD 3677 | Denpasar to Bangkok | 2,948 | 1,832 | 04hr 15min | Airbus A320-200 |
Thai Tiger Airways | TR 3952 | Singapore to Shenzhen | 2,601 | 1,616 | 03hr 50min | Airbus A320-200 |
Thomas Cook Airlines | DK 5914 | Oslo to Krabi | 9,113 | 5,663 | 12hr 00min | Airbus A330-200 |
Thomson Airways | TOM 0188 | Manchester to Male | 8,694 | 5,402 | 11hr 00min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Transaero Airlines | UN 563 | Moscow to Rio De Janeiro | 11,555 | 7,181 | 14hr 00min | Boeing 777-200ER |
TUIfly Nordic | BLX 841 | Oslo to Phuket | 9,075 | 5,039 | 11hr 30min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Tunisair | TU 833 | Tunis to Dubai | 4,451 | 2,766 | 05hr 35min | Airbus A319 |
Turkish Airlines | TK 9 | Istanbul to Los Angeles | 10,984 | 6,865 | 14hr 15min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 615 | Vienna to Sochi | 1,853 | 1,151 | 02hr 55min | Fokker 70 |
Uni Air | B7 35 | Kaohsiung to Ho Chi Minh City | 1,953 | 1,214 | 03hr 15min | McDonnell Douglas MD-90 |
United Airlines | UA 895 | Chicago to Hong Kong | 12,542 | 7,793 | 15hr 15min | Boeing 747-400 |
US Airways | US 797 | Tel Aviv to Philadelphia | 9,288 | 5,754 | 13hr 10min | Airbus A330-200 |
Ural Airlines | U6 703 | Ekaterinburg to Beijing | 4,413 | 2,741 | 05hr 45min | Airbus A320-200 |
Uzbekistan Airways | HY 101 | Riga to New York | 6,764 | 4,203 | 09hr 50min | Boeing 767-300ER |
V Australia | VA 12 | Los Angeles to Melbourne | 12,748 | 7,921 | 15hr 45min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Vietnam Airlines | VN 533 | Ho Chi Minh City to Paris | 10,116 | 6,279 | 12hr 40min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Virgin America | VX 353 | Boston to San Francisco | 4,352 | 2,704 | 06hr 30min | Airbus A319-100 |
Virgin Atlantic | VS 201 | Hong Kong to London | 9,647 | 5,994 | 13hr 00min | Airbus A340-600 |
Vladivostok Air | XF 717 | Krasnoyarsk to Baku | 3,553 | 2,008 | 05hr 20min | Airbus A320-200 |
WestJet | WS 1857 | Edmonton to Kahului[50] | 5,111 | 3,176 | 07hr 19min | Boeing 737-700 |
Wizz Air | W6 8007 | Vilnius to Cork | 2,254 | 1,401 | 03hr 15min | Airbus A320-200 |
Xiamen Airlines | MF 865 | Fuzhou to Singapore | 3,197 | 1,986 | 04hr 20min | Boeing 737-800 |
XL Airways France | SE 42 | Paris to Las Vegas | 8,759 | 5,442 | 11hr 25min | Airbus A330-200 |
Yakutia Airlines | R3 732 | Anadyr to Moscow | 6,226 | 3,869 | 08hr 20min | Boeing 757-200 |
Yemen Airways | IY 740 | Sana'a to Rome | 4,230 | 2,628 | 06hr 00min | Airbus A330-300 |
Zest Air | Z2 48 | Cebu to Seoul | 3,019 | 1,876 | 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[update], 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 |
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Aerovías DAP | DAP-XXX | Punta Arenas to Porvenir | 45.5 | 28.2 | 12min | Beechcraft King Air Cessna 402 |
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 |
AmericanConnection | RP 5002/5004 | Chicago O'Hare to Milwaukee | 107 | 67 | 40min | Embraer ERJ 140 |
Arkefly | OR 365 | Curaçao to Bonaire | 74.6 | 46.4 | 35min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Aurigny | GR 202 | Guernsey to Alderney | 32.0 | 20 | 12min | 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 |
Cape Air | 9K 153/167 | Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard | 41 | 26 | 18min | Cessna 402 |
Caribbean Airlines | BW 1502 | Trinidad to Tobago | 72 | 45 | 20min | 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 | BE 603 | Isle of Man to Liverpool | 143 | 89 | 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 Kahului 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 |
Kan Air | KND 741 | Chiang Mai to Pai | 87 | 54 | 30min | Cessna C208 Caravan |
Kan Air | KND 723 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35min | Cessna C208 Caravan |
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 |
Mesaba Aviation | XJ 3156/3272/3273/3278 | Escanaba to Iron Mountain | 80 | 50 | 24min | Saab 340 |
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 8208 | 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 |
Pinnacle Airlines | 9E 3970, 9E 4123, 9E 4042, 9E 4269, 9E 3850 | Detroit to Flint | 90 | 55 | 49min | Bombardier CRJ-200 |
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 |
SGA Airlines | 5E 941 943 945 947 949 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35min | Saab 340 |
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 |
Thai Airways International | TG 3412 3414 operate by Nok Air | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35min | ATR 72-201 |
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 |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 963 973 977 VO 975 |
Vienna to Graz | 143 | 89 | 35min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Fokker 70 |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 951 957 | Vienna to Linz | 153 | 95 | 40min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
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 | Airbus A319 | |
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 |
Kingfisher Airlines | IT2404 | Bengaluru to Mysooru | 140 | 86 | 45min | ATR 72-500 |
See also
- Flight length
- ETOPS/LROPS
- Longest train journeys
- Flight distance record
- World's busiest passenger air routes
References
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- ^ Operates only with the Boeing 747-400ER aircraft.
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- ^ http://data.flight24.com/flights/tg473/ HS-TJH
- ^ The Sun Country flight from London-Gatwick to Gander is only a re-fuelling point. The flight's actual destination is Minneapolis.
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