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". To qualify for of this article, an ultra long-haul non-stop flight should be a commercially operated airliner with:
- No intermediate stop within its scheduled duration
- Above about 7,500 miles (12,100 km) in route length
These flights usually use a great circle route, often above polar regions. As of January 2012 the two longest nonstop scheduled airline flights are between Singapore and North America.
Time determinants
Along with the chosen cruise airspeed, the time of a non-stop flight depends on
- Jet stream
- Tail wind, headwind and crosswind
- ATC route
Records
Starting in 1967-68 Aerolineas Argentinas' timetables showed no stop on their 707 between Madrid and Buenos Aires, 12 hours northbound and 12:30 southbound; if this flight actually was nonstop, it was the longest-ever scheduled flight (by distance) until the 747SP entered service 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 eastward journey in 11 hours and 15 minutes. 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 was suspended in November 1979.
In April 1976 Pan Am set a new record for longest non-stop scheduled flight with its New York–Tokyo route (10,854 km – 6,745 mi – 5,861 nm). In December of that year the airline set another record with Sydney–San Francisco, covering 11,937 km (7,417 mi – 6,445 nm). Both routes were flown 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 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 United 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 (EK215,EK216,EK217,EK218), 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 female 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.
This was not, however, the record for longest time aloft for an airliner. This debatable record is claimed either by the 1939 Berlin–New York non-stop flight of a reciprocal piston powered Focke-Wulf Fw 200 built for Deutsche 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] However, from 1943 to 1945 Qantas operated a weekly return flight from Western Australia to Sri Lanka with flight times from 28 to 33 hours. This was called The Double Sunrise service. The aircraft used was the Consolidated PBY Catalina.
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 15,753 km great circle route within 70 nautical miles of the Geographic North Pole, while its return flight, flight 22, is a 16,600 km route via Asia and Alaska.[6][7] 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).[8] 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).[8]
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. 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, each of the top 16 flights departs from or arrives at one of eight cities in the United States. Further, all but two of the top 30 have one terminus in North America.
Currently scheduled (top 30, by distance)
For the purposes of this table, multiple frequencies operated by the same airline between the same airports is 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. New York-Kennedy and Newark airports).
Rank (Dist.) |
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] | 18 hr 50 min[9] 18 hr 40 min[10] |
Airbus A340-500 | 29 June 2004[11] |
2 | Los Angeles | Singapore | Singapore Airlines | SQ 37[12] | 14,114 (8,770) [7,621] | 17 hr 20 min[9] 18 hr 05 min[10] |
Airbus A340-500 | 3 February 2004[13] |
3 | Sydney | Dallas | Qantas | QF 7 | 13,804 (8,578) [7,454] | 15 hr 25 min | Boeing 747-400ER | 16 May 2011[14][15] |
4 | Johannesburg | Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 201 | 13,582 (8,439) [7,334] | 16 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 3 June 2009[16] |
5 | Dubai | Los Angeles | Emirates | EK 215 EK 217 |
13,420 (8,339) [7,246] | 16 hr 30 min | Boeing 777-200LR Boeing 777-300ER |
26 October 2008[17] |
6 | Dallas | Brisbane | Qantas | QF 8 | 13,363 (8,303) [7,215] | 16 hr 00 min | Boeing 747-400ER | 16 May 2011[18] |
7 | Dubai | Houston | Emirates | EK 211 | 13,144 (8,168) [7,097] | 16 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 3 December 2007[19] |
8 | Dubai | San Francisco | Emirates | EK 225 | 13,041 (8,103) [7,041] | 16 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 15 December 2008[20] |
9 | New York | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | CX 831 CX 841 CX 845[21] |
12,990 (8,072) [7,014] | 16 hr 05 min[9] 15 hr 55 min[10] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 1 July 2004[22] |
10 | Newark | Hong Kong | United Airlines | UA 117 | 12,980 (8,065) [7,009] | 15 hr 50 min | Boeing 777-200ER | 1 March 2001[23] |
11 | Doha | Houston | Qatar Airways | QR 77 | 12,951 (8,047) [6,993] | 16 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 31 March 2009[24] |
12 | Dubai | Dallas | Emirates | EK 221 | 12,940 (8,040) [6.972] | 16 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 2 February 2012[25] |
13 | Johannesburg | New York | South African Airways | SA 203 | 12,825 (7,969) [6,925] | 16 hr 05 min | Airbus A340-600 | 1 May 2011[26] |
14 (tie) | Los Angeles | Melbourne | Qantas | QF 94 | 12,748 (7,921) [6,883] | 15 hr 50 min[27] 15 hr 25 min[28] |
Airbus A380 Boeing 747-400ER |
31 October 1999[29] |
14 (tie) | Los Angeles | Melbourne | Virgin Australia | VA 12 | 12,748 (7,921) [6,883] | 15 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 1 December 2009[30] |
16 | Detroit | Hong Kong | Delta Air Lines | DL 187 | 12,645 (7,857) [6,828] | 15 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 2 June 2010[31] |
17 (tie) | Toronto | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | CX 827 CX 829 |
12,569 (7,810) [6,787] | 15 hr 25 min[9] 15 hr 30 min[10] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 1 January 2008[32] |
17 (tie) | Toronto | Hong Kong | Air Canada | AC 15 | 12,569 (7,810) [6,787] | 15 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 August 2004[33] |
19 | Taipei | New York | EVA Air | BR 32 | 12,565 (7,808) [6,786] | 15 hr 00 min[9] 14 hr 30 min[10] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 31 October 2011 |
20 (tie) | Mumbai | Newark | United Airlines | UA 49 | 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] | 16 hr 05 min | Boeing 777-200ER | 1 October 2007[34] |
20 (tie) | Mumbai | Newark | Air India | AI 191 | 12,565 (7,807) [6,784] | 15 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 31 October 2010[34] |
22 (tie) | Chicago | Hong Kong | United Airlines | UA 895 | 12,542 (7,793) [6,772] | 15 hr 25 min | Boeing 747-400 | 15 June 1996[35] |
22 (tie) | Chicago | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | CX 807 | 12,542 (7,793 [6,772] | 15 hr 25 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 1 September 2011[36] |
24 | Vancouver | Sydney | Air Canada | AC 33 | 12,484 (7,757) [6,741] | 16 hr 35 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 14 December 2007[37] |
25 | Dubai | Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 7 | 12,230 (7,599) [6,604] | 15 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 June 2007[38] |
26 | Dubai | São Paulo | Emirates | EK 261 | 12,217 (7,592) [6,597] | 14 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 1 October 2007[39] |
27 | Tel Aviv | Los Angeles | El Al | LY 5 | 12,189 (7,556) [6,581] | 15 hr 35 min | Boeing 777-200ER | 23 June 2006[40] |
28 (tie) | Sydney | Abu Dhabi | Etihad | EY 451 EY 455 |
12,057 (7,492) [6,510] | 15 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-600 | 26 March 2007[41] |
28 (tie) | Sydney | Abu Dhabi | Virgin Australia | VA 29 | 12,057 (7,492) [6,510] | 14 hr 35 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 24 February 2011 |
30 | Delhi | Chicago | Air India | AI 126 AI 127 |
12,043 (7,483) [6,503] | 17 hr 00 min 14 hr 50 min |
Boeing 777-300ER | 31 October 2010[42] |
Discontinued
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] | 17 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-500 | 1 July 2008[43] |
Mumbai to Atlanta | Delta Air Lines | DL 185 | 13,695 (8,510) [7,395] | 17 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 23 October 2009[44][45] |
Los Angeles to Bangkok | Thai Airways International | TG 795 | 13,309 (8,270) [7,186] | 17 hr 20 min | Airbus A340-500 | 30 April 2012 (now operates via Seoul) |
New York to Hong Kong | United Airlines | UA 821 | 12,990 (8,072) [7,014] | 15 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 | 30 August 2001 Service began on 1 April 2001, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight.[46]. |
Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg | South African Airways | SA 208 | 12,813 (7,973) [6,929] | 17 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-600 | 30 April 2009 (now operates via Dakar)[47] |
Taipei to Newark | EVA Air | BR 32 | 12,552 (7,677) [6,777] | 14 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-300ER | 29 October 2011 BR 32 currently designated on the Taipei-New York Flight. |
Mumbai to New York | Delta Air Lines | DL 17 | 12,540 (7,790) [6,771] | 16 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 31 October 2008[48] |
Mumbai to New York | Air India | AI 141 | 12,540 (7,790) [6,771] | 16 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200LR | 30 October 2010 (now operates via New Delhi)[49] |
Minneapolis to Hong Kong | Northwest Airlines | NW 12 |
12,073 (7,501) [6,420] | 15 hr 10 min | Boeing 747-400 | 28 August 1998[50] |
Chicago to New Delhi | American Airlines | AA 292 | 12,045 (7,484) [6,504] | 15 hr 10 min | Boeing 777-200ER | 29 February 2012 |
Airlines & Aircraft types for non-stop flights
The sections below gives two separate views. The first one lists all the commercial aircraft types used for serving non-stop flights and their currently scheduled and operating longest flight. The second section attempts to list all the passenger airline companies in the world and their longest scheduled non-stop flight currently in operation.
By Aircraft type
The table below lists the longest (by distance) non-stop flights operated by different types of long-haul aircraft.
[53][54]Aircraft type | Route | Distance (km) | Distance (mi) | Scheduled duration | Airline | Flight number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A300-600 | Tehran to Bangkok | 5,501 | 3,472 | 06 hr 30 min | Mahan Air | W5 50/51 |
Airbus A310-300 | Rome to Toronto | 7,105 | 4,415 | 09 hr 45 min | Air Transat | TS 307/315/387 |
Airbus A318 | New York to London-City | 5,587 | 3,418 | 07 hr 25 min | British Airways | BA 2/4 |
Airbus A319-100 | Almaty to Prague | 4,705 | 2,924 | 06 hr 45 min | Czech Airlines | OK 181 |
Airbus A320-200 | Moscow to Ulan Bator | 4,649 | 2,889 | 06 hr 10 min | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | SU 330[51][52] |
Airbus A321-200 | Philadelphia to San Francisco | 4,058 | 2,521 | 06 hr 10 min | US Airways | US 657, 659, 711, 967, 971 |
Airbus A330-200 | Detroit to Tokyo | 10,344 | 6,427 | 14 hr 00 min | Delta Air Lines | DL 275 |
Airbus A330-300 | Kuala Lumpur to Christchurch | 8,689 | 5,399 | 11 hr 15 min | AirAsia X | D7 280/282 |
Airbus A340-200 | Buenos Aires to Sydney | 11,789 | 7,326 | 15 hr 50 min | Aerolíneas Argentinas | AR 1180 |
Airbus A340-300 | Manila to Los Angeles | 11,757 | 7,305 | 12 hr 35 min | Philippine Airlines | PR 112 |
Airbus A340-500 | Newark to Singapore | 15,345 | 9,535 | 18 hr 50 min | Singapore Airlines | SQ 21 |
Airbus A340-600 | Johannesburg to New York | 12,825 | 7,969 | 16 hr 05 min | South African Airways | SA 203 |
Airbus A380-800 | Los Angeles to Melbourne | 12,748 | 7,921 | 15 hr 50 min | Qantas | QF 94 |
ATR 72-200 | Sarajevo to Frankfurt | 1,014 | 630 | 02 hr 25 min | B&H Airlines | JA 21 |
ATR 72-500 | Mangareva to Papeete | 1,654 | 1,028 | 03 hr 55 min | Air Tahiti | VT 951 |
Boeing 737-400 | Seoul to Bangkok | 3,663 | 2,277 | 06 hr 15 min | Jeju Air | 7C 2001 |
Boeing 737-500 | Krasnojarsk to Moscow | 3,363 | 2,090 | 05 hr 10 min | UT-Air | UT 582 |
Boeing 737-700 | Montevideo to Panama City | 5,446 | 3,385 | 07 hr 30 min | Copa Airlines | CM 284 |
Boeing 737-700ER | Tokyo to Mumbai | 6,796 | 4,223 | 09 hr 35 min | All Nippon Airways | NH 943 |
Boeing 737-800 | Frankfurt to Pune | 6,703 | 4,159 | 08 hr 15 min | PrivatAir | PT 768 |
Boeing 737-900ER | Newark to San Francisco | 4,128 | 2,565 | 06 hr 16 min | United Airlines | UA 448 |
Boeing 747-400 | Chicago to Hong Kong | 12,542 | 7,793 | 15 hr 18 min | United Airlines | UA 895 |
Boeing 747-400ER | Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,804 | 8,578 | 15 hr 25 min | Qantas | QF 7 |
Boeing 747-8I | Frankfurt to Washington D.C. | 6,556 | 4,074 | 08 hr 45 min | Lufthansa | LH 418 |
Boeing 747SP | Tehran to Kuala Lumpur | 6,334 | 3,936 | 08 hr 00 min | Iran Air | IR 841 |
Boeing 757-200 | Brasília to Atlanta | 6,711 | 4,170 | 08 hr 40 min | Delta Air Lines | DL 222 |
Boeing 757-300 | Houston to Anchorage | 5,255 | 3,266 | 07 hr 13 min | United Airlines | UA 1423 |
Boeing 767-200ER | Tokyo to Mexico City | 11,270 | 7,003 | 13 hr 00 min | Aeroméxico | AM 57 |
Boeing 767-300ER | Tokyo to Mexico City | 11,270 | 7,003 | 13 hr 00 min | Aeroméxico | AM 57 |
Boeing 767-400ER | Frankfurt to Houston | 8,419 | 5,232 | 11 hr 05 min | United Airlines | UA 47 |
Boeing 777-200 | Bangkok to Melbourne | 7,327 | 4,529 | 08 hr 30 min | Thai Airways International | TG 465 |
Boeing 777-200ER | Newark to Hong Kong | 12,980 | 8,065 | 15 hr 50 min | United Airlines | UA 117 |
Boeing 777-200LR | Johannesburg to Atlanta | 13,582 | 8,439 | 16 hr 40 min | Delta Air Lines | DL 201 |
Boeing 777-300 | Bangkok to Melbourne | 7,315 | 4,545 | 09 hr 05 min | Thai Airways International | TG 461 |
Boeing 777-300ER | Dubai to Los Angeles | 13,420 | 8,339 | 16 hr 30 min | Emirates | EK 217 |
Boeing 787-8 | Tokyo-Narita to Boston | 10,784 | 6,701 | 13 hr 00 min | Japan Airlines | JL 8 |
Cessna B208 Caravan | Jonesboro to St. Louis | 325 | 202 | 01 hr 30 min | Air Choice One | 3E 300/310 |
Embraer ERJ 145 | Toronto to Houston | 2,059 | 1,280 | 03 hr 55 min | Expressjet dba United Express | EV 4552, 4622 |
Embraer E-170 | Dallas to New York | 2,234 | 1,389 | 03 hr 30 min | Shuttle America dba Delta Connection | S5 6010, 6012 |
Embraer E-175 | Dallas to New York | 2,234 | 1,389 | 03 hr 30 min | Compass Airlines dba Delta Connection | CP 5832, 5839 |
Embraer E-190 | Toronto to Portland (OR) | 4,084 | 2,537 | 05 hr 17 min | Air Canada | AC 533 |
Embraer E-195 | Amman to Warsaw | 2,577 | 1,602 | 03 hr 50 min | Royal Jordanian | RJ XXX |
Fokker 50 | Reykjavik to Nuuk | 1,443 | 896 | 03 hr 20 min | Air Iceland | NY 407 |
Fokker 70 | Vienna to Sochi | 1,853 | 1,151 | 02 hr 55 min | Tyrolean Airways | VO 615 |
Fokker 100 | Honiara to Nadi | 2,163 | 1,344 | 03 hr 00 min | Air Niugini | PX 84 |
Ilyushin Il-96-300 | Paris to Havana | 7,751 | 4,816 | 10 hr 45 min | Cubana de Aviación | CU 441 |
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Amsterdam to Panama City | 8,818 | 5,479 | 11 hr 00 min | KLM | KL 757 |
Saab 340 | Wroclaw to Zurich | 728 | 452 | 02 hr 05 min | SkyTaxi | IGA826 |
Tupolev Tu-204-300 | Pyongyang to Kuwait City | 7,028 | 4,367 | 13 hr 10 min | Air Koryo | JS 161 |
By Airline companies (currently Scheduled)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aegean Airlines | A3 758 | Larnaca to London-Heathrow | 3,283 | 2,040 | 05 hr 00 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Aer Lingus | EI 121 | Dublin to Orlando | 6,553 | 4,072 | 09 hr 30 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Aerolíneas Argentinas | AR 1180 | Buenos Aires to Sydney | 11,789 | 7,326 | 15 hr 50 min | Airbus A340-200 |
Aeroméxico | AM 57 | Tokyo-Narita to Mexico City | 11,270 | 7,003 | 13 hr 00 min | Boeing 767-200ER Boeing 767-300ER |
Aeroflot | SU 335 | Moscow-Sheremetyevo to Cancun | 10,013 | 6,202 | 14 hr 08 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Aerosvit | VV 141 | Kiev to Toronto | 7,715 | 4,732 | 10 hr 45 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Aerosur | 5L 548 | Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) | 8,919 | 5,542 | 11 hr 50 min | Boeing 747-400 |
AirTran Airways | FL 231 | Baltimore to Seattle | 3,746 | 2,023 | 05 hr 35 min | Boeing 737-700 |
Air Algérie | AH 3061 | Beijing to Algiers | 9,125 | 5,660 | 11 hr 30 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Arabia | G9 265 | Sharjah to Moscow-Domodedovo | 3,640 | 2,262 | 05 hr 30 min | Airbus A320-200 |
AirAsia | AK 203 | Kuala Lumpur to Kochi | 2,914 | 1,811 | 04 hr 10 min | Airbus A320-200 |
AirAsia X | D7 223 | Sydney to Kuala Lumpur | 6,579 | 4,088 | 08 hr 35 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Air Astana | KC 936 | Kuala Lumpur to Almaty | 5,110 | 3,175 | 08 hr 15 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Air Austral | UU 772/975 | Saint-Denis to Paris | 9,349 | 5,823 | 11 hr 15 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air Australia | VC 11 | Melbourne to Honolulu | 8,860 | 5,505 | 11 hr 00 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Baltic | BT 792 | Dubai to Riga | 4,324 | 2,687 | 06 hr 20 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Air Berlin | AB 1751 | Bangkok to Düsseldorf | 9,107 | 5,640 | 12 hr 20 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Botswana | BP 213 | Kasane to Johanesburg | 971 | 604 | 02 hr 20 min | ATR 42 |
Air Busan | BX 701 | Busan to Taipei | 1,342 | 834 | 02 hr 20 min | Airbus A321-200 |
Aircalin | SB 800 | Nouméa to Seoul | 7,792 | 4,841 | 09 hr 55 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Caraïbes | TX 570 | Paris to Cayenne | 7,107 | 4,401 | 09 hr 00 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Air Canada | AC 15 | Toronto to Hong Kong | 12,569 | 7,809 | 15 hr 25 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Air China | CA 982 | New York to Beijing | 11,004 | 6,837 | 13 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Air Europa | UX 41 | Madrid to Buenos Aires | 10,062 | 6,252 | 13 hr 20 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air France | AF 406 | Paris to Santiago de Chile | 11,652 | 7,240 | 14 hr 10 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air India | AI 191 | Delhi to Chicago | 12,565 | 7,807 | 15 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Air Japan | NQ 1052 | Tokyo to Honolulu | 6,145 | 3,818 | 07 hr 00 min | Boeing 767-200ER |
Air Jamaica | JM 79 | Kingston to Toronto | 2,886 | 1,781 | 04 hr 10 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Air Koryo | JS 161/162 | Pyongyang to Kuwait City | 7,028 | 4,367 | 13 hr 10 min | Tupolev Tu-204-300 |
Air Macau | NX 828 | Macau to Tokyo | 3,000 | 1,864 | 04 hr 25 min | Airbus A321-200 |
Air Madagascar | MD 50 | Antananarivo to Paris | 8,726 | 5,422 | 11 hr 10 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Air Mauritius | MK 42/46 | Mauritius to London | 9,765 | 6,066 | 12 hr 30 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air Mekong | P8 916/915 | Hanoi to Phu Quoc | 1,233 | 766 | 02 hr 20 min | Bombardier CRJ900 |
Air Namibia | SW 286 | Windhoek to Frankfurt | 8,079 | 5,043 | 10 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air New Zealand | NZ 83 | Vancouver to Auckland | 11,335 | 7,060 | 14 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Air One | AP 882 | Milan to Cairo | 2,618 | 1,627 | 03 hr 50 min | Airbus A320-200 |
ANA Wings | EH 159 | Osaka to Beijing | 1,764 | 1,096 | 03 hr 30 min | Boeing 737-500 |
Air Pacific | FJ 811 | Los Angeles to Nadi | 8,881 | 5,525 | 10 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Air Saint-Pierre | PJ 1123 | Saint-Pierre to Montreal | 1363 | 847 | 03 hr 25 min | ATR 42-500 |
Air Tahiti | VT 951 | Mangareva to Papeete | 1,654 | 1,028 | 03 hr 55 min | ATR 72-500 |
Air Tahiti Nui | TN 78 | Papeete to Tokyo | 9,435 | 5,863 | 12 hr 25 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Air Transat | TS 691/699 | Athens to Toronto | 8,149 | 5,063 | 10 hr 30 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Air Vanuatu | NF 10 | Port Vila to Sydney | 2,481 | 1,542 | 03 hr 45 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Airphil Express | 2P 797 | Singapore to Cebu | 2,423 | 1,505 | 03 hr 40 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Alaska Airlines | AS 139 | Chicago to Anchorage | 4,850 | 2,846 | 06 hr 53 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Alitalia | AZ 680 | Rome to Buenos Aires | 11,136 | 6,919 | 14 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
All Nippon Airways | NH 1 | Washington, D.C. to Tokyo | 10,868 | 6,753 | 14 hr 05 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
American Airlines | AA 289 | Chicago-O'Hare to Shanghai-Pudong | 11,357 | 7,057 | 14 hr 30 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Armavia | U8 101 | Yerevan to Paris | 3,418 | 2,124 | 05 hr 05 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Asiana Airlines | OZ 221 | New York to Seoul | 11,114 | 6,906 | 14 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200ER |
Austrian Airlines | OS 52 | Tokyo to Vienna | 9,176 | 5,702 | 12 hr 05 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Avianca | AV 19 | Barcelona to Bogotá | 8,516 | 5,287 | 11 hr 25 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Azul Brazilian Airlines | 4005 | Campinas to Manaus | 2,605 | 1619 | 04 hr 00 min | Embraer 195 |
B&H Airlines | JA 416 | Sarajevo to Gothenburg | 1,596 | 992 | 02 hr 35 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Bangkok Airways | PG 711 | Bangkok to Male | 3,168 | 1,968 | 04 hr 15 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | BG 16 | Manchester to Dhaka | 8,088 | 5,025 | 10 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Business Air | 8B 88 | Bangkok to Tokyo-Narita | 4,650 | 2,889 | 06 hr 00 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Bulgaria Air | FB 479 | Sofia to Málaga | 2,472 | 1,536 | 03 hr 55 min | Boeing 737-300 |
Blue1 | KF 815/807 | Kittilä to Paris | 2,426 | 1,508 | 03 hr 30 min | Boeing 717 |
Blue Panorama Airlines | BV 1504 | Rome to Havana | 8,710 | 5,400 | 11 hr 20 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
British Airways | BA 245 | London to Buenos Aires | 11,111 | 6,904 | 13 hr 40 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Brussels Airlines | SN 359 | Brussels to Luanda | 6,690 | 4,160 | 07 hr 40 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Cape Air | 9K 1029/1033/1037 | Boston to Saranac Lake | 343 | 213 | 01 hr 39 min | Cessna 402 |
Carpatair | V3 271 | Chisinau to Milano Bergamo | 1,479 | 924 | 02 hr 40 min | Boeing 737-300 |
Cathay Pacific | CX 831/841/845 | New York to Hong Kong | 12,990 | 8,072 | 16 hr 05 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Cebu Pacific | 5J 128 | Cebu to Seoul | 3,019 | 1,876 | 04 hr 30 min | Airbus A320-200 |
China Airlines | CI 19 | New York to Osaka-Kansai | 11,293 | 7,017 | 14 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 |
China Eastern | MU 588 | New York to Shanghai | 11,897 | 7,375 | 14 hr 55 min | Airbus A340-600 |
China Southern | CZ 328 | Los Angeles to Guangzhou | 11,638 | 7,231 | 15 hr 30 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Cimber Sterling | QI 5651 | Copenhagen to Tenerife | 3,850 | 2,392 | 05 hr 30 min | Boeing 737-700 |
City Airline | CF 23 | Gothenburg to Lyon | 1,444 | 897 | 02 hr 05 min | Embraer ERJ-I45 |
Condor Airlines | DE 6315 | Mauritius to Frankfurt | 9,178 | 5,703 | 11 hr 50 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Conviasa | V0 3007 | Damascus to Caracas | 10,597 | 6,584 | 14 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-200 |
Copa Airlines | CM 284 | Montevideo to Panama City | 5,447 | 3,385 | 07 hr 30 min | Boeing 737-700 |
Corsairfly | SS 953 | Mauritius to Paris | 9,427 | 5,850 | 11 hr 15 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Croatia Airlines | OU 359 | Tel Aviv to Zagreb | 2,214 | 1,376 | 03 hr 30 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Cubana de Aviación | CU 441 | Paris to Havana | 7,751 | 4,816 | 10 hr 45 min | Ilyushin Il-96-300 |
Cyprus Airways | CY 358 | Larnaca to Manchester | 3,474 | 2,166 | 05 hr 10 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Czech Airlines | OK 181 | Almaty to Prague | 4,705 | 2,924 | 06 hr 45 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Delta Air Lines | DL 201 | Johannesburg to Atlanta | 13,582 | 8,439 | 16 hr 40 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Dragonair | KA 152 | Hong Kong to Bangalore | 3,959 | 2,460 | 05 hr 20 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Druk Air | KB 130 | Bagdogra to Bangkok | 1,936 | 1,203 | 03 hr 00 min | Airbus A319-100 |
EasyJet | U2 1856 | Sharm-el-Sheikh to Manchester | 4,111 | 2,555 | 06 hr 00 min | Airbus A320-200 |
El Al | LY 5 | Tel Aviv to Los Angeles | 12,189 | 7,556 | 15 hr 35 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Egypt Air | MS 965 | Tokyo to Cairo | 9,612 | 5,972 | 14 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Emirates | EK 215/217 | Dubai to Los Angeles | 13,420 | 8,339 | 16 hr 35 min | Boeing 777-200LR Boeing 777-300ER |
Etihad Airways | EY 451/455 | Sydney to Abu Dhabi | 12,057 | 7,492 | 15 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-600 |
Ethiopian Airlines | ET 501 | Washington–Dulles to Addis Ababa | 11,575 | 7,193 | 12 hr 50 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Eurofly | GJ 2814 | Milan to Mauritius | 8,828 | 5,486 | 11 hr 10 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Estonian Air | OV 181/182 | Tallinn to Barcelona | 2,558 | 1,590 | 04 hr 00 min | Boeing 737-300 |
EVA Air | BR 32 | Taipei to New York | 12,565 | 7,807 | 15 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Finnair | AY 82 | Singapore to Helsinki | 9,273 | 5,762 | 12 hr 05 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Frontier Airlines | F9 641/642 | Denver to Fairbanks | 3,910 | 2,430 | 05 hr 27 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Garuda Indonesia | GA 980/982 | Jakarta to Jeddah | 7,974 | 4,955 | 09 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Germanwings | 4U 252 | Tenerife-Sur to Cologne | 3,224 | 2,003 | 04 hr 40 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Gol Linhas Aéreas | G3 7640 | São Paulo to Bridgetown | 4,275 | 2,656 | 05 hr 40 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Gulf Air | GF 155/157 | Manila to Bahrain | 7,380 | 4,586 | 10 hr 15 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Hainan Airlines | HU 7976 | Toronto to Beijing | 10,587 | 6,578 | 13 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-600 |
Hawaiian Airlines | HA 51 | New York to Honolulu | 9,100 | 5,654 | 11 hr 00 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Hong Kong Airlines | HX 876 | Hong Kong to London-Gatwick | 9,650 | 5,996 | 12 hr 15 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Hong Kong Express | UO 634 | Hong Kong to Sapporo | 3,429 | 2,121 | 04 hr 30 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Horizon Air | QX 2603 | Los Angeles to La Paz, Mexico | 1,342 | 834 | 02 hr 52 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Iberia | IB 6831 | Madrid to Santiago de Chile | 10,700 | 6,647 | 13 hr 30 min | Airbus A340-600 |
Icelandair | FI 681 | Reykjavik to Seattle | 5,830 | 3,622 | 07 hr 45 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Iran Air | IR 841 | Tehran to Kuala Lumpur | 6,334 | 3,936 | 08 hr 00 min | Boeing 747SP |
Japan Airlines | JL 5 | New York to Tokyo | 10,854 | 6,745 | 13 hr 50 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
JAL Express | JC 891 | Osaka-kansai to Shanghai-Pudong | 1,309 | 813 | 02 hr 45 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Jat Airways | JU 70 | Belgrade to Tel Aviv | 1,901 | 1188 | 04 hr 10 min | Boeing 737-300 |
Jeju Air | 7C 2201 | Seoul to Bangkok | 3,663 | 2,276 | 06 hr 15 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Jet Airways | 9W 226 | Chennai to Brussels | 7,895 | 4,906 | 10 hr 20 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Jetairfly | TB 502 | Cancún to Brussels | 8,314 | 5,151 | 10 hr 10 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
JetBlue Airways | B6 631 | Boston to San Francisco | 4,352 | 2,704 | 06 hr 49 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Jetstar Airways | JQ 4 | Honolulu to Sydney | 8,154 | 5,066 | 10 hr 35 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Jetstar Asia Airways | 3K 401 | Singapore to Auckland | 8,409 | 5,225 | 11 hr 15 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Jin Air | LJ 701 | Seoul to Utapao | 3,732 | 2,319 | 06 hr 05 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Kenya Airways | KQ 860/866 | Nairobi to Bangkok | 7,230 | 4,493 | 09 hr 40 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Kingfisher Airlines | IT 7 | Mumbai to London | 7,221 | 4,487 | 10 hr 00 min | Airbus A330-200 |
KLM | KL 707 | Amsterdam to Buenos Aires | 11,437 | 7,107 | 14 hr 10 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Korean Air | KE 34/36 | Atlanta to Seoul | 11,511 | 7,153 | 13 hr 30 min | Boeing 747-400 Boeing 777-200ER |
Kuwait Airways | KU 117 | Kuwait to New York | 10,222 | 6,316 | 12 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Lao Airlines | QV 535 | Vientiane to Singapore | 1,847 | 1,147 | 03 hr 00 min | Airbus A320-200 |
LAN Airlines | LA 705 | Madrid to Santiago de Chile | 10,700 | 6,647 | 14 hr 00 min | Airbus A340-300 |
LOT Polish Airlines | LO 85 | Warsaw to Hanoi | 7,827 | 4,863 | 10 hr 45 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Lufthansa | LH 510 | Frankfurt to Buenos Aires | 11,477 | 7,132 | 13 hr 45 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Luxair | LG 711 | Luxembourg to Tenerife | 3,081 | 1,914 | 04 hr 25 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Mahan Air | W5 5049 | Tehran Imam Khomeini to Phuket | 5,662 | 3518 | 08 hr 00 min | Airbus A310-300 |
Malaysia Airlines | MH 2/4 | Kuala Lumpur to London-Heathrow | 10,610 | 6,592 | 13 hr 10 min | Boeing 747-400 |
MIAT Mongolian Airlines | OM 137 | Ulaanbaatar to Berlin | 6,211 | 3,356 | 08 hr 05 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Middle East Airlines | ME 5607 | Beirut to Abidjan | 5,151 | 3,486 | 07 hr 20 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Mihin Lanka | MJ 603 | Colombo to Jakarta | 3,316 | 2,060 | 04 hr 50 min | Airbus A321-200 |
Myanmar Airways International | 8M 231 | Yangon to Singapore | 1,920 | 1,193 | 02 hr 55 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Nepal Airlines | RA 230 | Kathmandu to Doha | 3,370 | 2,094 | 04 hr 25 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Nextjet | 2N 443 | Stockholm-Arlanda to Arvidsjaur | 666 | 414 | 01 hr 40 min | British Aerospace ATP |
Novair | 1I 811/9811 | Stockholm-Arlanda to Krabi | 8,730 | 5,425 | 10 hr 30 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Norwegian Air Shuttle | DY 5002 | Oslo to Dubai | 5,133 | 3,208 | 07 hr 00 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Olympic Air | OA 259/265/269 | Athens to London-Heathrow | 2,434 | 1,508 | 04 hr 05 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Oman Air | WY 101 | Muscat to London-Heathrow | 5,840 | 3,629 | 08 hr 35 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Orient Thai Airlines | OX 300 | Bangkok to Seoul | 3,663 | 2,276 | 05 hr 25 min | Boeing 747-400 Boeing 767-300 |
Pakistan International Airlines | PK 783 | Karachi to Toronto | 11,691 | 7,265 | 15 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Y8 2254 | Ribeirão Preto to Recife | 1,991 | 1,237 | 03 hr 00 min | Embraer 145 |
Pegasus Airlines | PC 502 | İzmir to London Stansted | 2,578 | 1,392 | 03 hr 35 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Philippine Airlines | PR 102 PR 112 |
Manila to Los Angeles | 11,757 | 7,305 | 14 hr 15 min | Boeing 747-400 Airbus A340-300 |
Pluna | PU 623 | Montevideo to Brasília | 2,062 | 1,281 | 03 hr 30 min | Bombardier CRJ900 |
Porter Airlines | PD 701 | Toronto to Myrtle Beach | 1,105 | 687 | 02 hr 20 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Qantas | QF 7 | Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth | 13,804 | 8,578 | 15 hr 25 min | Boeing 747-400ER |
Qatar Airways | QR 77 | Doha to Houston | 12,951 | 8,047 | 16 hr 20 min | Boeing 777-200LR |
Rossiya Airlines | FV 885 | Saint Petersburg to Dushanbe | 2,857 | 2,229 | 05 hr 00 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Royal Air Maroc | AT 206 | Casablanca to Montreal | 5,687 | 3,534 | 07 hr 55 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Royal Brunei Airlines | BI 81 | Bandar Seri Begawan to Jeddah | 8,344 | 5,177 | 09 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Royal Jordanian | RJ 263 | Amman to Chicago | 10,035 | 6,236 | 13 hr 40 min | Airbus A340-200 |
Rwandair | WB 211 | Mombasa to Dubai | 3,661 | 2,275 | 05 hr 40 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Ryanair | FR 1229 | Billund to Tenerife Sur | 3,699 | 2,298 | 05 hr 20 min | Boeing 737-800 |
S7 Airlines | S7 850 | Phuket to Novosibirsk | 5,384 | 3,346 | 09 hr 15 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Saudi Arabian Airlines | SV 33/35 | Jeddah to Washington, D.C. | 10,610 | 6,592 | 13 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Scandinavian Airlines System | SK 984 | Tokyo to Copenhagen | 8,734 | 5,427 | 11 hr 25 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Shandong Airlines | SC 4905 | Jinan to Ürümqi | 2,628 | 1,633 | 04 hr 25 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Sichuan Airlines | 3U 8925 | Chengdu to Phuket | 2,556 | 1,558 | 03 hr 30 min | Airbus A321-200 |
Singapore Airlines | SQ 22 | Singapore to Newark | 15,345 | 9,535 | 18 hr 55 min | Airbus A340-500 |
Silkair | MI 933 | Chengdu-Shuangliu to Singapore | 3,234 | 2,010 | 04 hr 50 min | Airbus A320-200 |
SkyTaxi | IGA 826 | Wroclaw to Zurich | 728 | 452 | 02 hr 05 min | Saab 340 |
South African Airways | SA 203 | Johannesburg to New York | 12,825 | 7,969 | 16 hr 05 min | Airbus A340-600 |
South East Asian Airlines | DG 7792 | Clark to Singapore | 2,378 | 1,478 | 03 hr 30 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Southwest Airlines | WN 603 | Providence to Las Vegas | 3,803 | 2,363 | 06 hr 15 min | Boeing 737-700 |
SriLankan Airlines | UL 3/5/501 | Colombo to London-Heathrow | 8,718 | 5,413 | 11 hr 30 min | Airbus A340-300 |
Sun Country Airlines | SY 8/47 | London-Gatwick to Gander[55] | 3,813 | 2,370 | 06 hr 00 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Swiss International Air Lines | LX 161 | Tokyo to Zurich | 9,618 | 5,976 | 12 hr 55 min | Airbus A340-300 |
TAAG Angola Airlines | DT 690 | Luanda to Beijing | 11,777 | 7,318 | 15 hr 30 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
TACA International Airlines | LR 604 | San José to Los Angeles | 4,380 | 2,718 | 06 hr 00 min | Airbus A319-100 |
TAM Airlines | JJ 8071 | Frankfurt to São Paulo | 9,774 | 6,073 | 12 hr 50 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
TAP Portugal | TP 163 | Lisbon to Porto Alegre | 8,774 | 5,452 | 11 hr 15 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Tarom | RO 65 | Bucharest to Dubai | 3,389 | 2,118 | 04 hr 55 min | Boeing 737-700 |
Thai Airways International | TG 948 | Bangkok to Madrid | 10,206 | 6,342 | 12 hr 55 min | Boeing 747-400 |
Thai Air Asia | FD 3677 | Denpasar to Bangkok | 2,948 | 1,832 | 04 hr 15 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Tiger Airways | TR 2717 | Singapore to Perth | 3,895 | 2,420 | 05 hr 15 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Thomas Cook Airlines | DK 5914 | Oslo to Cancun | 9,413 | 5,863 | 12 hr 35 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Thomson Airways | BY 188 | Manchester to Male | 8,694 | 5,402 | 11 hr 00 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Transaero | UN 588 | Cancun to Moscow-Domodedovo | 10,067 | 6,256 | 12 hr 40 min | Boeing 747-400 |
TUIfly Nordic | 6B 841 | Oslo to Phuket | 9,075 | 5,639 | 11 hr 30 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Tunisair | TU 833 | Tunis to Dubai | 4,451 | 2,766 | 05 hr 35 min | Airbus A319-100 |
Turkish Airlines | TK 9 | Istanbul to Los Angeles | 11,058 | 6,871 | 13 hr 40 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 615 | Vienna to Krasnodar | 1,736 | 1,084 | 02 hr 50 min | Fokker 100 |
Ukraine International Airlines | PS 3852 | Goa-Dabolim to Donetsk | 4,903 | 3,046 | 06 hr 50 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Uni Air | B7 35 | Kaohsiung to Ho Chi minh City | 1,953 | 1,214 | 03 hr 15 min | McDonnell Douglas MD-90 |
United Airlines | UA 117 | Newark to Hong Kong | 12,980 | 8,065 | 15 hr 55 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
US Airways | US 797 | Tel Aviv to Philadelphia | 9,288 | 5,754 | 13 hr 10 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Ural Airlines | U6 704 | Beijing to Yekaterinburg | 4,375 | 2,719 | 06 hr 15 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Uzbekistan Airways | HY 101 | Riga to New York | 6,764 | 4,203 | 09 hr 50 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Vietnam Airlines | VN 141 | Ho Chi Minh City to London-Gatwick | 10,223 | 6,352 | 13 hr 00 min | Boeing 777-200ER |
Virgin America | VX 351/353/357/1355 | Boston to San Francisco | 4,352 | 2,704 | 06 hr 30 min | Airbus A319-100 Airbus A320-200 |
Virgin Atlantic | VS 201 | Hong Kong to London | 9,647 | 5,994 | 12 hr 30 min | Airbus A340-600 |
Virgin Australia | VA 12 | Los Angeles to Melbourne | 12,748 | 7,921 | 15 hr 45 min | Boeing 777-300ER |
Vladivostok Air | XF 717 | Krasnoyarsk to Baku | 3,553 | 2,008 | 05 hr 20 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Vueling Airlines | VY 7845 | Tel Aviv to Barcelona | 3,087 | 1,918 | 04 hr 35 min | Airbus A320-200 |
WestJet | WS 3010 | Edmonton to Kahului[56] | 5,111 | 3,176 | 07 hr 19 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Wizz Air | W6 3171 | Bucharest to Madrid | 2,458 | 1,536 | 03 hr 55 min | Airbus A320-200 |
Xiamen Airlines | MF 865 | Fuzhou to Singapore | 3,197 | 1,986 | 04 hr 20 min | Boeing 737-800 |
XL Airways France | SE 42 | Paris to Las Vegas | 8,759 | 5,442 | 11 hr 25 min | Airbus A330-200 |
Yakutia Airlines | R3 732 | Anadyr to Moscow | 6,226 | 3,869 | 08 hr 20 min | Boeing 757-200 |
Yemen Airways | IY 740 | Dubai to Jakarta | 6,230 | 3,628 | 08 hr 05 min | Airbus A330-300 |
Zest Air | Z2 48 | Cebu to Seoul | 3,019 | 1,876 | 04 hr 20 min | 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, respectively. A theoretical non-stop flight between Málaga 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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Finist'Air | DAP-XXX | Brest to Ouessant | 46 | 28.6 | 15 min | Cessna Caravan |
Aerovías DAP | DAP-XXX | Punta Arenas to Porvenir | 45.5 | 28.2 | 12 min | Beechcraft King Air Cessna 402 |
Aer Arann | RE-XXX | Connemara to Inismaan | 16.8 | 10.4 | 06 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
Bahamasair | UP 337 | Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbour | 40 | 25 | 15 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Air Berlin | AB 4651 | Lanzarote to Fuerteventura | 60 | 37 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
Air Madagascar | MD 407 | Antalaha to Maroantsetra | 84.8 | 52.7 | 30 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
Air New Zealand | NZ 2451 | Wellington to Blenheim | 80.4 | 50 | 25 min | Beechcraft 1900D |
Air Pacific | FJ 181 | Nadi to Malololailai | 24.9 | 15.5 | 10 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
Air Saint-Pierre | PJ 830/1600 | Saint-Pierre to Miquelon | 40 | 25 | 15 min | Cessna 406 |
Air Seychelles | HM 3124 | Praslin to Mahe Island | 48.9 | 30.4 | 15 min | Shorts 360-300 |
Air Tahiti | VT 201 | Papeete (Faaa) to Moorea | 18.0 | 11.0 | 15 min | ATR 42 |
Air Tanzania | TC 115 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 30 min | Bombardier Dash 8–300 |
Air Vanuatu | NF 243 | Ipota to Dillons Bay | 31.3 | 19.5 | 10 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
Airphil Express | 2P 230/2 | Cebu to Bacolod | 121 | 75 | 40 min | Bombardier Dash 8–400 |
Alaska Airlines | AS 65 | Wrangell to Petersburg | 52.1 | 32.4 | 20 min | Boeing 737 |
AmericanConnection | RP 5002/5004 | Chicago O'Hare to Milwaukee | 107 | 67 | 40 min | Embraer ERJ 140 |
Arkefly | OR 365 | Curaçao to Bonaire | 74.6 | 46.4 | 35 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
Aurigny | GR 202 | Guernsey to Alderney | 32.0 | 20 | 12 min | Britten-Norman Trislander |
B&H Airlines | JA 102 | Sarajevo to Mostar | 71.3 | 44.3 | 30 min | ATR 72-212 |
Bearskin Airlines | JV 361 | Sioux Lookout to Dryden | 76.4 | 47.5 | 15 min | Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner |
Canadian North | 5T 606/607 | Igloolik to Hall Beach | 69 | 43 | 15 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Cape Air | 9K 153/167 | Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard | 41 | 26 | 18 min | Cessna 402 |
Caribbean Airlines | BW 1502 | Trinidad to Tobago | 72 | 45 | 20 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8, ATR 72-500 |
Cayman Airways | KX 4421 | Cayman Brac to Little Cayman | 27.7 | 17.2 | 10 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
Cebu Pacific | 5J 126/48 | Cebu to Bacolod | 121 | 75 | 40 min | ATR 72-500 |
China Southern Airlines | CZ 303/663 | Guangzhou to Hong Kong | 118 | 73.1 | 50 min | Airbus A320 Boeing 737 |
Cimber Sterling | QI 623 | Copenhagen to Rønne | 147 | 91 | 35-40 min | ATR 72, Boeing 737-700 |
Coastal Aviation | SC-DAR-ZNZ, SC-ZNZ-DAR | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 20 min | Cessna 208 |
Comores Aviation | KR 330 | Moheli to Anjouan | 74.3 | 46.2 | 20 min | Let 410 |
Copenhagen Air Taxi | CAT 110 | Anholt to Læsø | 73 | 45 | 20 min | Partenavia P.68, Britten Norman Islander |
Croatia Airlines | OU 632 | Zadar to Pula | 143 | 77 | 35 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Daily Air | DA 73XX | Taitung to Green Island | 38.6 | 24 | 15 min | Dornier Do 228 |
Delta Air Lines | DL 4709 | Minneapolis to Rochester | 122 | 76 | 35 min | Bombardier CRJ200 |
Dragonair | KA 782/786 | Hong Kong to Guangzhou | 118 | 73.1 | 50 min | Airbus A320-200 Airbus A330-300 |
Easyjet | U2 636 | Isle of Man to Liverpool | 143 | 89 | 35 min | Airbus A319 |
Era Alaska | ZH835 | Kenai to Anchorage | 95 | 59 | 25 min | DeHavilland Dash 8 100 Beechcraft 1900D |
Finncomm Airlines | FC 167 | Varkaus to Savonlinna | 66 | 41 | 20 min | ATR 42-500 |
Firefly | FY 1010/1016 | Penang to Langkawi | 129 | 80 | 35 min | ATR 72-500 |
First Air | 7F 822 | Igloolik to Hall Beach | 69 | 43 | 25 min | ATR 42-300 |
Flybe | BE 603 | Isle of Man to Liverpool | 143 | 89 | 40 min | Bombardier Q400 |
Freedom Air (Guam) | FP 101 | Saipan to Tinian | 17.4 | 10.8 | 10 min | Piper PA-31 Navajo |
Garuda Indonesia | GA 436 | Denpasar, Bali to Mataram | 104.59 | 65 | 35 min | Boeing 737 |
Gol Transportes Aéreos | G3 1679 | Campina Grande to Recife | 141 | 87.6 | 35 min | Boeing 737-700 |
Gulf Air | GF 101/103/117 | Bahrain to Dammam | 97 | 60 | 35 min | Airbus A320 |
Hapagfly | HF 7102 | Boa Vista (C.Verde) to Sal | 75.1 | 46.7 | 40 min | Boeing 737 |
Hawaiian Air | HA 170,150 | Kahului Maui to Kona | 135 | 84 | 32 min | Boeing 717 |
Hewa Bora Airways | EO 343 | Brazzaville to Kinshasa | 26 | 16 | 20 min | Boeing 727 |
Horizon Air | QX2216 | Moscow, Idaho to Lewiston ID | 40 | 25 | 25 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
Iberia | IB 8480/2/6/8 | Menorca to Palma Mallorca | 130 | 81 | 35 min | ATR 72, Bombardier Dash 8–300, Bombardier CRJ200 |
Island Air | WP 303 | Molokai to Lanai | 43 | 27 | 10 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Jazz Air | QK 8259 | Vancouver to Nanaimo | 54.5 | 33.9 | 20 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Jet Airways | 9W 101 | Mumbai to Pune | 93 | 58 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
Kan Air | KND 741 | Chiang Mai to Pai | 87 | 54 | 30 min | Cessna C208 Caravan |
Kenya Airways | KQ 550 | Brazzaville to Kinshasa | 26 | 16 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
Kingfisher Airlines | IT2404 | Bengaluru to Mysooru | 140 | 86 | 45 min | ATR 72-500 |
LIAT | LI 507 | St. Kitts to Nevis | 18.3 | 11.4 | 05 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Loganair | LOG 313 | Westray to Papa Westray | 2.7 | 1.7 | 02 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
Luxair | LG 9561/9451/9563 | Luxembourg to Saarbrücken | 80 | 50 | 30 min | Bombardier Dash 8–400, ERJ 145 |
Maya Island Air | MW 199-222 | Belize International Airport to San Pedro Airstrip | 55 | 34 | 15 min | Grand Caravan |
Mesaba Aviation | XJ 3156/3272/3273/3278 | Escanaba to Iron Mountain | 80 | 50 | 24 min | Saab 340 |
New England Airlines | EJ 123 | Block Island to Westerly | 23.8 | 14.8 | 15 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
NHT Linhas Aéreas | NHG 4515 | Rio Grande to Pelotas | 43.1 | 26.8 | 15 min | Let 410 |
Nok Air | DD 8202 8208 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35 min | ATR 72-201 |
Norwegian Air Shuttle | DY 1570 | Varna to Bourgas | 78.7 | 48.9 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
Olympic Airways | OA 90 | Karpathos to Kasos Island | 29.9 | 18.6 | 05 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Pacific Wings | Unknown | Hoolehua to Kalaupapa (MKK-LUP) | 14.2 | 8.8 | 10 min | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
PenAir | KS 701 | Manokotak to Twin Hills | 69.8 | 43.4 | 10 min | Piper PA-31 Navajo |
Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Y8 2359 | Marilia to Bauru | 87 | 54.1 | 20 min | Embraer 145 |
Pinnacle Airlines | 9E 3970, 9E 4123, 9E 4042, 9E 4269, 9E 3850 | Detroit to Flint | 90 | 55 | 49 min | Bombardier CRJ-200 |
Precision Air | PW 450, PW 713, PW 715, PW 730 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 15 min | ATR 42/72 |
QantasLink | QF 2404 | Blackwater to Emerald | 76.6 | 47.6 | 20 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Régional | YS 3211/3215 | Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon | 149 | 93 | 40 min | Embraer 135 |
Regional Pacific Airlines | QT 120 | Warraber Island to Yam Island | 34.7 | 21.6 | 15 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
Royal Jordanian | RJ 347 | Tel Aviv to Amman | 112 | 69.5 | 45 min | Embraer |
Ryanair | FR 7682 | Glasgow-Prestwick to City of Derry | 148 | 92 | 45 min | Boeing 737-800 |
Sansa | RZ 602 | San José to Quepos | 54.1 | 33.6 | 34 min | Grand Caravan |
SATA | SP 1690 | Funchal to Porto Santo | 58 | 36 | 20 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Seaborne Airlines | BB 164 | St Thomas Island to St Croix Island | 71.3 | 44.3 | 25 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
SGA Airlines | 5E 941 943 945 947 949 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35 min | Saab 340 |
SkyKing | RU 8510 | Grand Turk to Salt Cay | 38.9 | 24.2 | 10 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
Swiss European Air Lines | LX 2990 | Zurich to Basel | 79 | 49 | 35 min | Avro RJ100 |
TAM Airlines | JJ 3675 | São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos | 80.6 | 50.1 | 20 min | Airbus 320 |
TAME Ecuador | EQ 170 | Cuenca (Mariscal Lamar) to Guayaquil (Simon Bolivar Int'l | 128 | 80 | 25 min | E170 |
TEAM Linhas Aéreas | TE 6865 | Macaé to Campos | 86.2 | 53.6 | 15 min | Let 410 |
Thai Airways International | TG 3412 3414 operate by Nok Air | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35 min | ATR 72-201 |
TRIP Linhas Aéreas | T4 5404 | São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos | 80.6 | 50.1 | 20 min | Embraer 190 |
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 | 15 min | Grand Caravan |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 963 973 977 VO 975 |
Vienna to Graz | 143 | 89 | 35 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Fokker 70 |
Tyrolean Airways | VO 951 957 | Vienna to Linz | 153 | 95 | 40 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
Uni Air | B7 639 | Chiayi to Makung | 81.9 | 50.9 | 30 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8|- |
United Airlines | UA 370 | Kahului Maui to Kona | 135 | 84 | 35 min | Boeing 777 |
US Airways | US 1516/1189 | Baltimore to Philadelphia | 145 | 90 | 39 min | Airbus A319 Boeing 737-300 |
Widerøe | WF 934 | Kirkenes to Vadsø | 38.6 | 24 | 15 min | Bombardier Dash 8–100 |
Winair | WM 441 | St Maarten to Saba | 48 | 30 | 12 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
Wings of Alaska | KS 242 | Skagway to Haines | 28.6 | 17.8 | 15 min | Grand Caravan |
ZanAir | B4 303 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 20 min | Let 410 |
Zest Air | Z2 200 | Manila to Marinduque | 154 | 96 | 50 min | Xian MA60 |
Avianca | AVA 9302 | Bogota to Rionegro | 150 | 94 | 50 min | Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A318, Fokker 50 |
Isles of Scilly Skybus | IOS 203/233 | Lands End to St Marys | 50 | 31 | 20 min | Britten Norman Islander |
British International Helicopters | Various | Penzance to St Marys | 61 | 38 | 20 min | Sikorsky S-61 |
British International Helicopters | Various | Penzance to Tresco | 59 | 37 | 20 min | Sikorsky S-61 |
Manx2 | Various | Blackpool to Isle of Man | 109 | 68 | 40 min | LET-410 Turbolet |
Aer Arann | Various | Isle of Man to Dublin | 130 | 81 | 40 min | ATR42 |
See also
- Flight length
- ETOPS/LROPS
- Longest train journeys
- Flight distance record
- World's busiest passenger air routes
References
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- ^ a b c d e Winter schedule. (northern hemisphere)
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Northwest spokesman Doug Killian said the decision to halt the non-stop flights to Hong Kong was made "well before" Northwest pilots went on strike Aug. 28. The service was canceled Aug. 31 in a reshuffling of several Northwest trans-Pacific flights to adjust to slumping demand. The Hong Kong flight effectively died when the strike began, because it will not resume when Northwest's flight operations resume, Killian said.
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- ^ http://info.flightmapper.net/flight/Aeroflot_SU_330
- ^ HS-TJH
- ^ HS-TK*
- ^ The Sun Country flight from London-Gatwick to Gander is only a re-fuelling point. The flight's actual destination is Minneapolis.
- ^ WestJet launches service to Maui