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Over time, different airline companies have established a number of ultra-long haul non-stop flights. This article covers the longest flights among them. The opening of these super long routes can reduce the number of stops passengers must take to increase passenger comfort in the journey and reduce the time needed to travel between distant city pairs, although stopovers can also be rejuvenating in long distance travel.[1][2] It also can help build ego and build loyalty among a set of flyers.[3] And thus there is competition among airlines to establish the longest flight,[4] even though these operations often use suboptimal shrunk airliners, which are harder to profit from.[5]

Definition

The word "longest flight" can mean numerous different things. The most commonly used metric would be for distance between the origin airport and destination airport, but it can also refer to longest in term of time needed to fly the route or the distance actually flown by the aircraft. Also, although it is most commonly used to compare between different non-stop flights, direct flights with stops might also be compared in some occasions.

Current longest route

The "world's longest flight" has disputed status due to the generality of such a claim. While the distance between two cities is constant, aircraft do not follow a straight path but will adjust the flight path based on headwinds/tailwinds, other weather events, and to avoid flying over certain countries due to politics or war.[6]

By great circle distance and time

Since 5 February 2017, the longest non-stop scheduled airline flights by great circle distance are Qatar Airways Flights 921 and 920 (QR 921 and 920) between Auckland, New Zealand and Doha, Qatar[7] at 14,535 kilometres (7,848 nmi; 9,032 mi).[8] Those flights use a Boeing 777-200LR.[9] QR 921 from Auckland to Doha is also the longest flight in duration,[citation needed] taking 18 hours and 20 minutes to complete through 24 March 2018.[9]

By ground distance travelled

Routings may avoid the shorter ground distance of a great circle route to use tailwinds to save time and fuel, shortening the equivalent still air distance. Air India's flights from Delhi to San Francisco can be routed over the Pacific Ocean rather than the North Pole over 15,000 km (8,099 nmi; 9,321 mi) rather than 12,395 km (6,693 nmi; 7,702 mi),[10] similar to the 17 hours QR 921's distance, but taking 14.5 hours due to tailwinds.[11]

Cathay Pacific flights from Hong Kong to New York City-JFK can fly 15,000 km (8,099 nmi; 9,321 mi) ground routes, rather than the 12,984 km (7,011 nmi; 8,068 mi) great circle route.[12]

History

PBY Catalina G-AGKS of the Double Sunrise service.

From 1943 to 1945, Qantas operated "The Double Sunrise", a weekly 5,652 kilometres (3,052 nmi; 3,512 mi) flight between Perth, Australia and Koggala Lagoon in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) with average flight times of 28 hours, using a Consolidated PBY Catalina.[13] One of these flights remains the record holder for longest time airborne (for a commercial flight) at 32 hours, 9 minutes.[14]

On 1–2 October 1957, a Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1649 Starliner, the ultimate piston-engine airliner in terms of range and endurance, flew the inaugural 8,638 kilometres (4,664 nmi; 5,367 mi) London–San Francisco polar route in 23 hours, 19 minutes.[15]

In June 1961, El Al began a 9,137 kilometres (4,934 nmi; 5,677 mi) route from New York City-JFK to Tel Aviv using a Boeing 707 and averaging 9 hours, 33 minutes. This route was previously tested in December 1957 with a Bristol Britannia.[16]

In August 1967, Aerolíneas Argentinas established its non-stop Boeing 707 service on a 10,063 kilometres (5,434 nmi; 6,253 mi) route between Madrid and Buenos Aires with a flight time of 12 hours.[17]

The Aerolíneas Argentinas route was the longest scheduled flight by distance until 1976, when the Boeing 747-SP entered service. In April 1976, Pan American World Airways set the new record with its 10,899 kilometres (5,885 nmi; 6,772 mi) New York City-JFK/Tokyo-Haneda route. In December, the airline set another record with Sydney–San Francisco, covering 11,937 kilometres (6,445 nmi; 7,417 mi).[citation needed]

The dissolution of the Soviet Union eventually opened the airspace over Russia, allowing new circumpolar routes to come into use for commercial airlines.[18] On 1 March 2001, Continental Airlines launched a 12,980 kilometres (7,009 nmi; 8,065 mi) non-stop service from Newark to Hong Kong flying Boeing 777 aircraft. This was the first non-stop route for any airline with a duration exceeding 16 hours.[18] Within a month, United Airlines started its own New York City-JFK to Hong Kong service with Boeing 747-400 aircraft, adding 11 kilometers to the distance.[18]

In June 2004, Singapore Airlines introduced Flight SQ 21, using the Airbus A340-500 on a 15,344 kilometres (8,285 nmi; 9,534 mi) great circle route from Newark to Singapore, passing within 130 kilometres (70 nmi; 81 mi) of the North Pole and taking a little over 18 hours.[19] This was immediately surpassed by return Flight SQ 22, which flew the current record of 16,600 kilometres (8,963 nmi; 10,315 mi) back to Newark.[20] Despite the greater distance, SQ 22 averaged a slightly shorter 17 hours, 45 minutes because of prevailing high-altitude winds.[21]

In the late 2000s/early 2010s, rising fuel prices coupled with the Great Recession caused the cancellation of many ultra-long haul, non-stop flights.[22] This included the services provided by Singapore Airlines from Singapore to both Newark and Los Angeles that was ended in late 2013.[23][24] But as fuel prices have since decreased and more fuel efficient aircraft have come into service, many ultra-long haul routes have been reinstated or newly scheduled.[22]

Record flights

A Qantas B747-400 known as the City of Canberra (VH-OJA). This 747 flew from London to Sydney non-stop during its delivery flight, flying 18,000 kilometers in about 20 hours.

In August 1989, the first Qantas Boeing 747-400, the City of Canberra, set a non-stop distance record for a commercial aircraft by flying 17,016 kilometres (9,188 nmi; 10,573 mi) between London and Sydney in 20 hours, 9 minutes. The purpose was to publicize the airline's "Longreach" services with the 747-400. In addition to the five pilots, two cabin crew and sixteen passengers were aboard.[25]

On 16 June 1993, an Airbus A340-200, dubbed the World Ranger, flew from the Paris Air Show to Auckland, New Zealand in 21 hours 32 minutes and back in 21 hours, 46 minutes after a five-hour layover. This was the first non-stop flight between Europe and New Zealand and the longest non-stop flight by an airliner.[26] The 19,277 kilometres (10,409 nmi; 11,978 mi) Paris to Auckland had 22 people aboard and five center tanks.[27] This record held until 1997 when a Boeing 777-200ER flew 20,044 kilometres (10,823 nmi; 12,455 mi) from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on delivery to Malaysia Airlines.[28]

On 9 November 2005, a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200LR completed the world's longest non-stop passenger flight. It traveled 21,602 kilometres (11,664 nmi; 13,423 mi) eastward from Hong Kong to London-Heathrow in roughly 22 hours, 22 minutes as opposed to a normal westward routing for that sector, which is much shorter at 9,648 kilometres (5,210 nmi; 5,995 mi).[29] Aboard were eight pilots, including Suzanna Darcy-Henneman, Boeing's first female test pilot. Although the airplane seats 301, there were only 27 passengers aboard.[30]

In March 2006, a British Airways Boeing 777-200 made the longest commercial non-stop flight with paying passengers when chartered by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and his entourage from Brussels to Melbourne in 18 hours, 45 minutes.[31]

On 6 March 2016, two days before International Women's Day, Air India operated the world's longest all-women-crew flight. The 17-hour, 12,403 kilometres (6,697 nmi; 7,707 mi) flight, AI 173 from Delhi to San Francisco, had an all-women staff, including cabin crew, cockpit crew, doctor, customer care staff and the ground staff including the operator, technician, engineer, flight dispatcher and trimmer.[32]

Future routes

Scheduled services

On 24 March 2018, Qantas will begin nonstop flights between Perth, Australia and London—Heathrow using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The flight will cover 14,500 km (7,829 nmi; 9,010 mi),[33] with a scheduled duration of 17 hours, 20 minutes.[34] It is the first regularly scheduled nonstop passenger flight between Europe and Australia.

On 1 September 2018, Qantas will launch nonstop flights between Melbourne and San Francisco using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The flight will cover 12,641 kilometres (6,826 nmi; 7,855 mi)[35] and last roughly 15 hours.[36]

On 15 September 2018, Cathay Pacific will begin nonstop flights between Hong Kong and Washington—Dulles using Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The flight will cover 13,122 kilometres (7,085 nmi; 8,154 mi)[37] and last about 16 hours.[38]

Announced but not yet scheduled services

Singapore Airlines is the launch customer for the ultra-long range Airbus A350-900ULR. The airline has ordered seven of these aircraft, with delivery scheduled for 2018.[39] Their range of 9,700 nautical miles (17,964 km; 11,163 mi)[40] will enable Singapore Airlines to re-launch its non-stop flights between Singapore and both Los Angeles and New York City.[41] The distance between Singapore and Los Angeles is 14,114 km (7,621 nmi; 8,770 mi)[42], compared to the 15,348 km (8,287 nmi; 9,537 mi)[43] between Singapore and New York City—JFK. Seating on these aircraft will be reduced from the 300 in the standard A350 configuration to around 170 so that more fuel can be carried and additional U.S. cities can be served in the future.[44]

In August 2015, Emirates announced that nonstop flights between Dubai and Panama City, Panama will begin on 1 February 2016, covering 13,821 km (7,463 nmi; 8,588 mi)[45] in 17 hours, 35 minutes westbound. In January 2016, the start was postponed to 31 March 2016. In early March 2016, Emirates postponed the route until the end of 2016 or early 2017 or "as soon as conditions allow."[46][47]

In April 2017, Qatar Airways announced that it will begin flying between Doha and San Francisco in 2018. The airline will use Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the 13,015 km (7,028 nmi; 8,087 mi) route.[48][49]

On 20 December 2017, Philippine Airlines announced that its non-stop service between Manila and New York City will begin upon delivery of its Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft, which is scheduled for the second half of 2018. The route will cover 13,712 km (7,404 nmi; 8,520 mi),[50] with a flight duration exceeding 17 hours. The airline has been operating this route with a stop in Vancouver.[51]

Envisioned services

According to a published report in September 2015, Miami International Airport (Florida) was in talks with EVA Air and China Airlines of Taiwan to launch before 2018 a nonstop 13,923 km (7,518 nmi; 8,651 mi) flight to Taipei.[52] In June 2016, a chartered China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER carrying Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen flew non-stop from Taipei to Miami before continuing to Panama. The airport director spoke with President Tsai about the opportunity for scheduled service between Miami and Taipei.[53] The airport has been actively pursuing a non-stop flight to East Asia since 2015. There are no non-stop passenger flights between Florida, the third-most populous state in the U.S., and East Asia.[54][55] In May 2017, the region's aviation department director predicted such a flight would happen within the next 24 months.[56]

Qantas could start non-stop flights between Perth and Paris in mid-2018 with Boeing 787-9 aircraft.[57] If a capable airliner becomes available, Qantas could launch non-stop flights by 2022 from Australia's eastern capitals to London.[58] Qantas estimates that a Sydney to London flight (17,016 kilometres (9,188 nmi; 10,573 mi)) would take 20 hours, 20 minutes, while a Sydney to New York City flight (16,013 kilometres (8,646 nmi; 9,950 mi)) would take 18 hours, 7 minutes.[58] The Airbus A350-900ULR is expected to launch in 2018 with a range of 17,964 kilometres (9,700 nmi; 11,162 mi)[59] and will be capable of flying both routes non-stop.[citation needed] The Boeing 777-8 is expected to enter service by 2022,[citation needed] have a range of 16,090 kilometres (8,688 nmi; 9,998 mi), and carry up to 365 passengers.[60] The 777-8X will be capable of flying the Sydney to New York City route non-stop with a higher payload than the A350-900ULR; however, the 777-8X will not be able to fly Sydney to London non-stop.[61] According to a published report in 2012, Boeing had been considering a longer range variant of the 777-8, dubbed the "777-8LX", that could fly non-stop from Sydney to London.[62]

Air New Zealand is envisioning non-stop flights from Auckland to New York City (14,207 km (7,671 nmi; 8,828 mi)), Toronto (13,867 km (7,488 nmi; 8,617 mi)), and Chicago (13,171 km (7,112 nmi; 8,184 mi)) beginning in the early 2020s. The airline is considering Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft to replace its Boeing 777-200ER fleet.[63]

Airliners

The longest range Airbus jetliner in service is the A340-500, which is capable of flying 16,670 kilometres (9,000 nmi; 10,360 mi) with 293 passengers. The A380 is capable of flying 15,200 kilometres (8,200 nmi; 9,400 mi) with 544 passengers. The A350-900 can fly 15,000 kilometres (8,100 nmi; 9,300 mi) with 325 passengers. The announced A350-900ULR will be capable of flying 18,000 kilometres (9,700 nmi; 11,000 mi).[64][65]

The longest range Boeing airliner in service is the 777-200LR, which can cover 17,446 kilometres (9,420 nmi; 10,840 mi) with 317 passengers. The announced Boeing 777-8X will be capable of flying 16,110 kilometres (8,700 nmi; 10,010 mi) with 350 to 375 passengers.[66] A longer range variant of the 777-8X could enable economical non-stop flights on the 17,016-kilometre (9,188 nmi; 10,573 mi) Kangaroo route between London and Sydney in about 19 hours.[67]

Many long-haul, non-stop routes that have been uneconomical are being made viable by newer aircraft like the Airbus A330neo, the Airbus A350 XWB, and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.[68]

Longest passenger flights by great circle distance

Non-stop flights

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

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

Rank
(Dist.)
From To Airline Flight
number
Distance Scheduled
duration
Aircraft type First flight
1 Auckland Doha Qatar Airways QR 921 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi) 17:40 to 18:20 Boeing 777-200LRNote 2 5 Feb 2017[69]
2 Perth London—Heathrow Qantas QF 9 14,500 km (9,010 mi; 7,829 nmi)[70] 17:20 Boeing 787-9 24 Mar 2018[71]
3 Auckland Dubai Emirates EK 449 14,201 km (8,824 mi; 7,668 nmi) 17:05 to 17:20 Airbus A380-800 2 Mar 2016
4 Los Angeles Singapore United Airlines UA 37 14,114 km (8,770 mi; 7,621 nmi) 17:00 to 17:55 Boeing 787-9 27 Oct 2017[72]
5 Houston Sydney United Airlines UA 101 13,834 km (8,596 mi; 7,470 nmi) 17:30 Boeing 787-9 18 Jan 2018[73]
6 Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Qantas QF 8[74] 13,805 km (8,578 mi; 7,454 nmi) 16:50 to 17:05 Airbus A380-800 29 Sep 2014Note 1[75][76]
7 San Francisco Singapore United Airlines UA 1 13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi) 16:25 to 17:20 Boeing 787-9 1 Jun 2016[77]
Singapore Airlines SQ 31 16:30 to 17:35 Airbus A350-900 23 Oct 2016[78]
8 Johannesburg Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 201 13,582 km (8,439 mi; 7,334 nmi) 16:03 to 16:55 Boeing 777-200LR 1 Jun 2009[79]
9 Abu Dhabi Los Angeles Etihad Airways EY 171 13,503 km (8,390 mi; 7,291 nmi) 16:35 to 17:00 Boeing 777-300ER 1 Jun 2014[80]
10 Dubai Los Angeles Emirates EK 215 13,420 km (8,339 mi; 7,246 nmi) 16:00 to 16:20 Airbus A380-800 26 Oct 2008[81]
11 Jeddah Los Angeles Saudia SV 41 13,409 km (8,332 mi; 7,240 nmi) 16:10 to 16:45 Boeing 777-300ER 31 Mar 2014[82]
12 Doha Los Angeles Qatar Airways QR 739 13,367 km (8,306 mi; 7,218 nmi) 16:00 to 16:20 Boeing 777-200LR 1 Jan 2016[83]
Boeing 777-300ER
13 Toronto Manila Philippine Airlines PR 119 13,230 km (8,221 mi; 7,144 nmi) 15:30 to 16:30 Boeing 777-300ER 16 Dec 2017
14 Vancouver Melbourne Air Canada AC 37Note 3 13,184 km (8,192 mi; 7,119 nmi) 16:00 to 16:10 Boeing 787-9 1 Dec 2017[84]
15 Dubai Houston Emirates EK 211 13,145 km (8,168 mi; 7,098 nmi) 16:15 to 16:45 Boeing 777-300ER 3 Dec 2007[85]
16 Washington, D.C.—Dulles Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 861[86] 13,122 km (8,154 mi; 7,085 nmi) 15:55 Airbus A350-1000 15 Sep 2018[86]
17 Dallas/Fort Worth Hong Kong American Airlines AA 125 13,073 km (8,123 mi; 7,059 nmi) 16:10 to 16:55 Boeing 777-300ER 11 Jun 2014[87]
18 Dubai San Francisco Emirates EK 225 13,041 km (8,103 mi; 7,042 nmi) 15:50 to 16:15 Airbus A380-800 15 Dec 2008[88]
19 New York City—JFK Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 831
CX 841
CX 845
12,991 km (8,072 mi; 7,015 nmi) 15:40 to 16:15 Boeing 777-300ER 1 Jul 2004[89]
20 Abu Dhabi Dallas/Fort Worth Etihad Airways EY 161
(ends 24 March 2018)[90]
12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi) 16:05 to 16:30 Boeing 777-200LR 3 Dec 2014[91]
21 Newark Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 899 12,980 km (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) 15:45 to 16:00 Airbus A350-900 1 Mar 2014[92]
United Airlines UA 179 16:00 Boeing 777-200ER 1 Mar 2001[93]
22 Doha Houston Qatar Airways QR 713 12,953 km (8,049 mi; 6,994 nmi) 15:50 to 16:30 Boeing 777-200LR 31 Mar 2009[94]
Boeing 777-300ER
23 Dubai Dallas/Fort Worth Emirates EK 221 12,940 km (8,041 mi; 6,987 nmi) 16:00 to 16:15 Boeing 777-300ER 2 Feb 2012[95]
24 Shanghai Mexico City Aeroméxico AM 97
AM 99
12,917 km (8,026 mi; 6,975 nmi) 14:40 to 16:40 Boeing 787-8 22 Feb 2016[96]
25 New York City—JFK Guangzhou China Southern Airlines CZ 300
CZ 600
12,878 km (8,002 mi; 6,954 nmi) 15:50 to 16:05 Boeing 777-300ER 6 Aug 2014[97]
26 Boston Hong Kong Cathay Pacific CX 811 12,827 km (7,970 mi; 6,926 nmi) 15:25 to 15:35 Boeing 777-300ER 3 May 2015[98]
27 Johannesburg New York City—JFK South African Airways SA 203 12,825 km (7,969 mi; 6,925 nmi) 15:40 to 16:05 Airbus A340-600 1 May 2011[99][100]
28 Houston Taipei EVA Air BR 51 12,777 km (7,939 mi; 6,899 nmi) 15:30 to 16:30 Boeing 777-300ER 20 Jun 2015[101]
29 Doha Dallas/Fort Worth Qatar Airways QR 729 12,765 km (7,932 mi; 6,893 nmi) 15:25 to 16:10 Boeing 777-300ER 1 Jul 2014[102]
30 Los Angeles Melbourne Qantas QF 94
QF 96
12,748 km (7,921 mi; 6,883 nmi) 15:30 to 15:55 Boeing 787-9 31 Oct 1999[103]
United Airlines UA 98 15:50 to 15:55 Boeing 787-9 26 Oct 2014[104]
Virgin Australia VA 24 15:45 to 15:50 Boeing 777-300ER 1 Dec 2009[105]
Notes

^Note 1 The date given for the start of Qantas Flight 8 is when it began flying non-stop after switching to the Airbus A380-800 from the Boeing 747-400ER. Previously, QF 8 required a stop in Brisbane, though the eastbound QF 7 from Sydney was always non-stop. The first flight of QF 7 was 16 May 2011.[106]

^Note 2 After Qatar Airways began nonstop flights between Doha and Auckland on 5 February 2017, the flight is currently operated by Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.[107][108] The 777-200LR is a temporary solution. In the near future, it will be an Airbus A350 but currently there is not enough available.[109]

^Note 3 Initially Air Canada flights 37 and 38 will be seasonal ending on February 4, 2018. They will resume on June 1 and 3, 2018 respectively as year round service.

Direct flights

A direct flight between an origin and final destination has an intermediate stop, with all segments having the same flight number and using the same aircraft. In the following table, the "Distance" column lists the great circle distance between the origin and final destination, excluding the stop. The "Flown distance" column lists the total great circle distance from the origin to the stop to the final destination.

Rank Airline Flight
number
Origin Final
destination
Stop Origin to
final
destination
distance
All
sectors
distance
All sectors
duration
(hh:mm)
Aircraft
1 Air New Zealand NZ 1 London—Heathrow Auckland Los Angeles 18,354 km (9,910 nmi; 11,405 mi) 19,248 km (10,393 nmi; 11,960 mi) 23:55 to 24:15 Boeing 777-300ER
2 Air China CA 907 Beijing—Capital São Paulo—Guarulhos Madrid—Barajas 17,579 km (9,492 nmi; 10,923 mi) 17,584 km (9,495 nmi; 10,926 mi) 21:30 to 22:05 Boeing 787-9
3 Qantas QF 1 Sydney London—Heathrow Dubai (ends 24 Mar 2018) 17,016 km (9,188 nmi; 10,573 mi) 17,544 km (9,473 nmi; 10,901 mi) 22:15 to 22:50 Airbus A380-800
Singapore (begins 25 Mar 2018) 17,176 km (9,274 nmi; 10,673 mi) 22:15
British Airways BA 16 Singapore 21:45 to 22:00 Boeing 777
4 Qantas QF 9 Melbourne London—Heathrow PerthNote 1 (begins 24 Mar 2018) 16,904 km (9,127 nmi; 10,504 mi) 17,206 km (9,290 nmi; 10,691 mi) 21:20 Boeing 787-9
Dubai (ends 23 Mar 2018) 17,142 km (9,256 nmi; 10,652 mi) 22:15 Airbus A380-800
5 Singapore Airlines SQ 52 Singapore Houston Manchester, U.K. 15,981 km (8,629 nmi; 9,930 mi) 18,545 km (10,013 nmi; 11,523 mi) 24:45 Airbus A350-900
6 French Bee BF 710 Paris—Orly Papeete San Francisco 15,729 km (8,493 nmi; 9,774 mi) 15,742 km (8,500 nmi; 9,782 mi) 21:00 Airbus A350-900
7 Air Tahiti Nui TN 7 Paris—CDG Papeete Los Angeles 15,715 km (8,485 nmi; 9,765 mi) 15,715 km (8,485 nmi; 9,765 mi) 20:10 to 20:25 Airbus A340-300
Air France AF 76 20:05 to 20:25 Boeing 777-200
8 Air Canada AC 33 Toronto—Pearson Sydney Vancouver
Note 2
15,552 km (8,397 nmi; 9,664 mi) 15,839 km (8,552 nmi; 9,842 mi) 20:15 to 20:37 Boeing 777-200LR
9 Singapore Airlines SQ 26 Singapore New York
City—JFK
Frankfurt 15,348 km (8,287 nmi; 9,537 mi) 16,488 km (8,903 nmi; 10,245 mi) 21:15 to 22:20 Airbus A380-800
10 Emirates EK 263 Dubai Santiago São Paulo—Guarulhos 14,778 km (7,979 nmi; 9,183 mi) 14,836 km (8,011 nmi; 9,219 mi) 20:35 Boeing 777-200LR
11 Ethiopian Airlines ET 504 Addis Ababa Los Angeles Dublin 14,685 km (7,929 nmi; 9,125 mi) 14,699 km (7,937 nmi; 9,134 mi) 19:15 Boeing 787-8
12 Emirates EK 435 Auckland Dubai Brisbane 14,201 km (7,668 nmi; 8,824 mi) 14,276 km (7,708 nmi; 8,871 mi) 18:10 to 18:25 Airbus A380-800
EK 407 Melbourne 14,281 km (7,711 nmi; 8,874 mi) 18:05 to 18:15
13 China Southern Airlines CZ 378 Mexico City Guangzhou Vancouver 14,115 km (7,621 nmi; 8,771 mi) 14,162 km (7,647 nmi; 8,800 mi) 18:15 to 19:00 Boeing 787
14 Singapore Airlines SQ 7 Los Angeles Singapore Seoul 14,114 km (7,621 nmi; 8,770 mi) 14,261 km (7,700 nmi; 8,861 mi) 19:35 to 20:05 Boeing 777-300ER
SQ 11 Tokyo—
Narita
14,123 km (7,626 nmi; 8,776 mi) 18:45 to 19:30
15 Emirates EK 413 Christchurch Dubai Sydney 14,051 km (7,587 nmi; 8,731 mi) 14,169 km (7,651 nmi; 8,804 mi) 17:50 Airbus A380-800
16 Philippine Airlines PR 127 New York
City—JFK
Manila Vancouver 13,712 km (7,404 nmi; 8,520 mi) 14,509 km (7,834 nmi; 9,015 mi) 19:45 to 20:20 Boeing 777-300
17 Emirates EK 247 Dubai Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro 13,675 km (7,384 nmi; 8,497 mi) 13,880 km (7,495 nmi; 8,625 mi) 17:50 to 18:00 Boeing 777-300ER
18 Singapore Airlines SQ 1 San Francisco Singapore Hong Kong 13,593 km (7,340 nmi; 8,446 mi) 13,702 km (7,398 nmi; 8,514 mi) 18:10 to 18:55 Boeing 777-300ER
19 Qatar Airways QR 773 Doha Buenos Aires São Paulo—Guarulhos 13,338 km (7,202 nmi; 8,288 mi) 13,580 km (7,333 nmi; 8,438 mi) 18:50 (ends 24 Mar 2018) Boeing 777-200LR (ends 24 Mar 2018)
17:00 to 17:25 (begins 25 Mar 2018) Boeing 777-300ER (begins 25 Mar 2018)
20 Saudia SV 42 Los Angeles Riyadh Jeddah
Note 3
13,299 km (7,181 nmi; 8,264 mi) 14,262 km (7,701 nmi; 8,862 mi) 17:00 to 17:35 Boeing 777-300
20 Air India AI 126 Chicago Hyderabad DelhiNote 4 13,299 km (7,181 nmi; 8,264 mi) 13,305 km (7,184 nmi; 8,267 mi) 16:25 Boeing 777-300ER
22 South African Airlines SA 209 Johannesburg Washington, D. C. Accra 13,091 km (7,069 nmi; 8,134 mi) 13,186 km (7,120 nmi; 8,193 mi) 16:50 to 17:25 Airbus A330-300
SA 207 Dakar 13,114 km (7,081 nmi; 8,149 mi) 16:55 to 17:25 Airbus A330-300 (ends 24 Mar 2018)
Airbus A330-200 (begins 25 Mar 2018)
23 Cathay Pacific CX 889 New York
City—JFK
Hong Kong Vancouver 12,991 km (7,015 nmi; 8,072 mi) 14,228 km (7,683 nmi; 8,841 mi) 19:05 to 19:55 Boeing 777-300ER
24 Delta Airlines DL 167 Seattle/
Tacoma
Singapore Tokyo—
Narita
12,988 km (7,013 nmi; 8,070 mi) 13,024 km (7,032 nmi; 8,093 mi) 18:09 to 19:07 Boeing 767-300ER
25 Aeromexico AM 96
AM 98
Mexico City Shanghai Tijuana
Note 5
12,917 km (6,975 nmi; 8,026 mi) 12,941 km (6,988 nmi; 8,041 mi) 17:30 to 18:35 Boeing 787-8
26 Air China CA 880 Havana Beijing Montréal 12,752 km (6,886 nmi; 7,924 mi) 13,089 km (7,067 nmi; 8,133 mi) 16:20 to 16:50 Boeing 787-9
27 Air India AI 101 Mumbai New York
City—JFK
DelhiNote 6 12,552 km (6,778 nmi; 7,799 mi) 12,913 km (6,972 nmi; 8,024 mi) 17:45 Boeing 777-300ER
28 Hainan Airlines HU 7926
(begins 22 Mar 2018)
Mexico City Beijing Tijuana 12,455 km (6,725 nmi; 7,739 mi) 12,565 km (6,785 nmi; 7,808 mi) 19:35 Boeing 787-8
29 Turkish Airlines TK 15 Istanbul Buenos Aires São Paulo—Guarulhos 12,243 km (6,611 nmi; 7,607 mi) 12,257 km (6,618 nmi; 7,616 mi) 16:30 to 16:35 Boeing 777-300ER
30 Qatar Airways QR 907 Canberra Doha Sydney
Note 7
12,242 km (6,610 nmi; 7,607 mi) 12,609 km (6,808 nmi; 7,835 mi) 15:35 to 16:35 Boeing 777-300ER
Notes

^Note 1 The Melbourne to Perth sector on QF 9 is separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.
^Note 2 The Toronto to Vancouver sector on AC 33 is separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.
^Note 3 The Jeddah to Riyadh sector on SV 42 is not separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.
^Note 4 The Delhi to Hyderabad sector on AI 126 is separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.
^Note 5 The Mexico City to Tijuana sectors on AM 96 and AM 98 are not separatably ticketable as domestic flights.
^Note 6 The Mumbai to Delhi sector on AI 101 is separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.
^Note 7 The Canberra to Sydney sector on QR 907 is not separatably ticketable as a domestic flight.

Discontinued non-stop flights

! Rank From To Airline Flight
number
Distance Scheduled
duration
(hh:mm)
Aircraft type Final flight
1 Singapore New York Singapore Airlines SQ 22 15,344 km (8,285 nmi; 9,534 mi) 18:50 Airbus A340-500 23 Nov 2013 *Singapore Airlines announce both SQ21 and SQ37 will be reopened until 2019 and fly by A350-900ULRNote 1
2 Los Angeles Singapore Singapore Airlines SQ 37 14,114 km (7,621 nmi; 8,770 mi) 18:05 Airbus A340-500 20 Oct 2013Note 2
3 New York City—JFK Bangkok Thai Airways International TG 793 13,965 km (7,540 nmi; 8,677 mi) 17:00 Airbus A340-500 1 Jul 2008[110]
4 Mumbai Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 185 13,696 km (7,395 nmi; 8,510 mi) 17:55 Boeing 777-200LR 23 Oct 2009Note 3
5 Dallas/Fort Worth Brisbane Qantas QF 8 13,364 km (7,216 nmi; 8,304 mi) 16:05 Boeing 747-400ER 28 Sep 2014
6 Los Angeles Bangkok Thai Airways International TG 795 13,309 km (7,186 nmi; 8,270 mi) 17:20 Airbus A340-500 30 Apr 2012
7 Abu Dhabi San Francisco Jet Airways 9W 6598 13,129 km (7,089 nmi; 8,158 mi) 16:00 Boeing 777-300ER 26 Apr 2016[111]
Etihad Airways EY 183 Boeing 777-200LR 28 Oct 2017
8 Johannesburg Washington, D. C. South African Airways SA 208 13,091 km (7,069 nmi; 8,134 mi) 17:00 Airbus A340-600 30 Apr 2009[112]
9 New York City—JFK Hong Kong United Airlines UA 821 12,991 km (7,015 nmi; 8,072 mi) 15:40 Boeing 747-400 30 Aug 2001Note 4
10 Mumbai Chicago Air India AI 145 12,962 km (6,999 nmi; 8,054 mi) 17:00 Boeing 777-200LR 30 Oct 2010Note 5
11 Detroit Hong Kong Delta Air Lines DL 187 12,645 km (6,828 nmi; 7,857 mi) 15:45 Boeing 777-200LR 30 Aug 2012[113]
12 Mumbai New York City—JFK Air India AI 141 12,552 km (6,778 nmi; 7,799 mi) 16:15 Boeing 777-200LR 30 Oct 2010Note 5
13 Chicago Hong Kong—Kai Tak United Airlines UA 895 12,534 km (6,768 nmi; 7,788 mi) 15:50 Boeing 747-400 5 Jul 1998[114]
This was the world's longest flight from its commencement in 1996 until its cancellation in 1998.
14 Shanghai Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 296 12,327 km (6,656 nmi; 7,660 mi) 15:20 Boeing 777-200LR 18 Jan 2012[115]
15 Dubai Atlanta Delta Air Lines DL 7 12,230 km (6,604 nmi; 7,599 mi) 15:45 Boeing 777-200LR 11 Feb 2016[116]
16 Ahmedabad Newark Air India AI 191 12,158 km (6,565 nmi; 7,555 mi) 15:55 Boeing 777-200LR 15 Aug 2016[117]
17 Minneapolis/Saint Paul Hong Kong—Kai Tak Northwest Airlines NW 97 12,062 km (6,513 nmi; 7,495 mi) 15:00 Boeing 747-400 5 Jul 1998[118]
18 Delhi Chicago American Airlines AA 293 12,045 km (6,504 nmi; 7,484 mi) 15:55 Boeing 777-200ER 28 Feb 2012[119]
Notes

^Note 1 Service began on 28 June 2004, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight. This flight from 2008 to 2013 was business class only, with 100 seats.[120][121]
^Note 2 Service began on 3 February 2004, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight.[120][121]
^Note 3 This was the longest flight ever operated by Delta Air Lines.[122]
^Note 4 Service began on 1 Apr 2001, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight.[123]
^Note 5 Air India stopped its nonstop flights from Mumbai to New York City and Chicago when the airline shifted their primary hub to Delhi.[124]
^Note 6 This flight now operates via London on the Boeing 787-8.

Airlines and 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

Current

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

Aircraft Type Origin Destination Distance Scheduled duration Airline Flight number
Airbus A300-600 Jetliner Tehran London—Heathrow 4,433 kilometres (2,394 nmi; 2,755 mi) 6:35 to 7:35 Iran Air IR 711
Airbus A310 Jetliner Rome—Fiumicino Toronto—Pearson 7,105 kilometres (3,836 nmi; 4,415 mi) 9:50 Air Transat TS 307
TS 309
TS 315
Airbus A318 Jetliner New York City—JFK London—City 5,588 kilometres (3,017 nmi; 3,472 mi) 7:20 to 7:25 British Airways BA 2
Airbus A319 Jetliner Montevideo Bogotá 4,771 kilometres (2,576 nmi; 2,965 mi) 6:47 to 6:48 Avianca AV 110
Airbus A320 Jetliner Bahrain Paris—CDG 4,828 kilometres (2,607 nmi; 3,000 mi) 6:15 to 7:15 Gulf Air GF 19
Airbus A320neo Jetliner Bangkok Novosibirsk 4,851 kilometres (2,619 nmi; 3,014 mi) 7:45 to 7:50 S7 Airlines S7 582
Airbus A321 Jetliner Reykjavik—Keflavík Boston 3,884 kilometres (2,097 nmi; 2,413 mi) 6:00 WOW air WW 125
Airbus A321neo Jetliner
Airbus A330-200 Jetliner Rome—Fiumicino Buenos Aires 11,136 kilometres (6,013 nmi; 6,920 mi) 14:25 to 15:25 Aerolíneas Argentinas AR 1141
Airbus A330-300 Jetliner Réunion—Roland Garros Paris—Orly 9,338 kilometres (5,042 nmi; 5,802 mi) 11:40 to 12:05 French Blue & Corsair BF 701 &
SS 911
Airbus A340-300 Jetliner
Airbus A340-600 Jetliner Johannesburg New York City—JFK 12,825 kilometres (6,925 nmi; 7,969 mi) 15:40 to 16:05 South African Airways SA 203
Airbus A350-900 Jetliner San Francisco Singapore 13,593 kilometres (7,340 nmi; 8,446 mi) 16:30 to 17:35 Singapore Airlines SQ 31
Airbus A380-800 Jetliner Auckland Dubai 14,201 kilometres (7,668 nmi; 8,824 mi) 17:05 to 17:20 Emirates EK 449
ATR 42 & ATR 72 Turboprop Totegegie Papeete 1,655 kilometres (894 nmi; 1,028 mi) 3:45 Air Tahiti VT 951
Boeing 737-200 Jetliner
Boeing 737-400 Jetliner Montréal—Mirabel London—Stansted 5,261 kilometres (2,841 nmi; 3,269 mi) 6:27 Titan Airways (charter) [citation needed]
Boeing 737-500 Jetliner Ottawa Yellowknife 3,108 kilometres (1,678 nmi; 1,931 mi) 4:40 Air North 4N 512
Boeing 737-600 Jetliner Ottawa Vancouver 3,563 kilometres (1,924 nmi; 2,214 mi) 5:13 to 5:15 WestJet WS 143
Boeing 737-700 Jetliner Frankfurt Pune, India 6,692 kilometres (3,613 nmi; 4,158 mi) 8:20 to 8:25 Lufthansa LH 768
Boeing 737-800 Jetliner Montevideo Panama City 5,447 kilometres (2,941 nmi; 3,385 mi) 7:25 to 7:28 Copa Airlines CM 284
Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jetliner Bergen, Norway Stewart, New York 5,562 kilometres (3,003 nmi; 3,456 mi) 7:55 to 8:05 Norwegian Air International D8 1771
Boeing 737-900ER Jetliner Dar es Salaam Istanbul—Atatürk 5,405 kilometres (2,918 nmi; 3,359 mi) 7:05 to 7:35 Turkish Airlines TK 604
Boeing 747-400 Jetliner Los Angeles Brisbane 11,526 kilometres (6,224 nmi; 7,162 mi) 13:50 to 13:55 Qantas QF 16
Boeing 747-400ER Jetliner Los Angeles Qantas
Boeing 747-8 Jetliner Frankfurt Buenos Aires 11,494 kilometres (6,206 nmi; 7,142 mi) 13:45 to 13:50 Lufthansa LH 510
Boeing 757-200 Jetliner Paris—CDG Raleigh/Durham 6,522 kilometres (3,522 nmi; 4,053 mi) 9:12 to 9:42 Delta Air Lines DL 231 (aircraft changes permanently to Boeing 767 on 19 May 2018)
Boeing 757-300 Jetliner
Boeing 767-300ER Jetliner Barcelona Lima 10,000 kilometres (5,400 nmi; 6,200 mi) 13:15 to 13:25 LATAM Airlines Group LA 2431
Boeing 767-400ER Jetliner Rome—Fiumicino Atlanta 8,105 kilometres (4,376 nmi; 5,036 mi) 11:10 Delta Air Lines DL 63
Boeing 777-200ER Jetliner Newark Hong Kong 12,980 kilometres (7,010 nmi; 8,070 mi) 16:00 United Airlines UA 179
Boeing 777-200LR Jetliner Auckland Doha 14,535 kilometres (7,848 nmi; 9,032 mi) 17:40 to 18:20 Qatar Airways QR 921
Boeing 777-300ER Jetliner Abu Dhabi Los Angeles 13,503 kilometres (7,291 nmi; 8,390 mi) 16:35 to 17:00 Etihad Airways EY 171
Boeing 787-8 Jetliner Shanghai—Pudong Mexico City 12,917 kilometres (6,975 nmi; 8,026 mi) 14:40 to 16:40 Aeroméxico AM 97
AM 99
Boeing 787-9 Jetliner Perth London—Heathrow 14,500 kilometres (7,800 nmi; 9,000 mi) 17:20 Qantas QF 9 (effective 24 Mar 2018)
Bombardier CS100 Jetliner Moscow—Domodedovo Geneva 2,434 kilometres (1,314 nmi; 1,512 mi) 3:50 Swiss Global Air Lines LX 1337
Bombardier CS300 Jetliner Riga Abu Dhabi 4,369 kilometres (2,359 nmi; 2,715 mi)  5:50 airBaltic BT 797
Bombardier Dash 8-200 Turboprop Reykjavik—Keflavík Nuuk, Greenland 1,434 kilometres (774 nmi; 891 mi) 3:20 Air Iceland NY 407
Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 Turboprop Ottawa Melbourne, Florida 1,962 kilometres (1,059 nmi; 1,219 mi) 3:25 Porter Airlines PD 757
Melbourne, Florida Ottawa PD 758
Embraer ERJ 145 Jetliner
Embraer E175 Jetliner St. Louis San Francisco 2,793 kilometres (1,508 nmi; 1,735 mi) 4:23 United Airlines UA 5275
Embraer E190 Jetliner Toronto—Pearson Portland, Oregon 3,375 kilometres (1,822 nmi; 2,097 mi) 5:08 Air Canada AC 547
Embraer E195 Jetliner
Fairchild Dornier 328JET Jetliner Morristown, New Jersey Cincinnati—Lunken 875 kilometres (472 nmi; 544 mi) 1:48 Ultimate Air Shuttle P1 433
Fokker 100 Jetliner Adelaide Perth 2,120 kilometres (1,140 nmi; 1,320 mi) 3:25 to 3:30 Virgin Australia VA 715
VA 717
VA 719
Ilyushin Il-96 Jetliner Havana Paris—Orly 7,752 kilometres (4,186 nmi; 4,817 mi) 9:30 to 9:40 Cubana de Aviación CU 444
Saab 2000 Turboprop Anchorage Unalaska, Alaska 1,274 kilometres (688 nmi; 792 mi) 2:15 Alaska Airlines AS 3298
Sukhoi Superjet 100 Jetliner
Tupolev Tu-154 Jetliner

Records

The table below lists the longest (by great circle distance) ever (Current and Historical) regularly scheduled non-stop revenue flights operated by different types of aircraft.

Notes:

  • One-off flights do not count
Aircraft Type Route Statute miles Kilometers Scheduled duration Airline Flight number
Airbus A318 Jetliner New York-JFK to London-City 3,460 5,569 07 hr 30 min British Airways BA 4/2
Airbus A319 Jetliner Düsseldorf to Chicago 4,230 6,808 09 hr 15 min Lufthansa LH 436
Airbus A340-500 Jetliner Newark to Singapore 9,535 15,345 18 hr 50 min Singapore Airlines SQ 21
Airbus A340-600 Jetliner New York to Hong Kong 8,067 12,983 15 hr 20 min Cathay Pacific CX 831
Airbus A350-900 Jetliner San Francisco to Singapore 8,446 13,593 16 hr 55 min Singapore Airlines SQ 31
Airbus A380-800 Jetliner Auckland to Dubai 8,825 14,203 17 hr 15 min Emirates EK 449
Boeing 737-700 Jetliner Amsterdam to Houston 5,002 8,058 10 hr 40 min KLM KL 663
Boeing 747-400 Jetliner New York to Hong Kong 8,067 12,983 15 hr 50 min United Airlines UA 821
Boeing 747-400ER Jetliner Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth 8,578 13,804 15 hr 25 min Qantas QF 7
Boeing 757-200 Jetliner Cancún to Buenos Aires 4,269 6,870 Mexicana Airlines MX 1690
Boeing 767-300ER Jetliner Munich to São Paulo/Guarulhos 6,131 9,867 12 hr 40 min Varig RG 743
Boeing 777-200ER Jetliner Newark to Hong Kong 8,065 12,980 15 hr 30 min
15 hr 50 min
Continental Airlines
United Airlines
CO 98
UA 179
Boeing 777-200LR Jetliner Auckland to Doha 9,031 14,534 17 hr 40 min Qatar Airways QR 921
Boeing 777-300ER Jetliner Los Angeles to Dubai 8,339 13,420 16 hr 35 min Emirates EK 217
Boeing 787-9 Jetliner Los Angeles to Singapore 8,770 14,114 17 hr 25 min United Airlines UA 37
Bombardier CS100 Jetliner Zurich to Manchester 625 1,006 02 hr 00 min Swiss Global Air Lines LX 390
Bombardier CS300 Jetliner Riga to Abu Dhabi 2714 4,368 05 hr 50 min airBaltic BT 797
Consolidated PBY Catalina Seaplane Nedlands to Koggala 3,495 5,625 avg. 28 hr

max. 33 hr

Qantas
Concorde Jetliner Singapore to Bahrain[125] 3,935 6,332 04 hr 25 min Singapore Airlines SQ 301/16
Lockheed Constellation Propliner Paris-Orly to San Francisco[126] 5,593 9,001 22 hr 10 min
21 hr 55 min
Trans World Airlines TW 871
Tupolev Tu-114 Propliner Murmansk to Havana 5,339 8,592 14-15 hours[127] Aeroflot
Tupolev Tu-204 Jetliner Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok[citation needed] 4,072 6,554 Vladivostok Air
Boeing 737-400 Jetliner Mumbai to Kuala Lumpur 2251 3623 5hrs 20min Malaysia Airlines MH 152

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 (statute mi) Scheduled duration Aircraft type
Adria Airways JP 915 Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Ljubljana 1,925 1,196 03 hr 05 min Airbus A319
Canadair CRJ-900
Aegean Airlines A3 646 Athens to Dublin 2,881 1,790 04 hr 15 min Airbus A320
Aer Lingus EI 145 Dublin to Los Angeles 8,335 5,181 11 hr 00 min Airbus A330-200
Aerolíneas Argentinas AR 1141 Rome–Fiumicino to Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 11,136 6,919 15 hr 15 min Airbus A330-200
Aeroméxico AM 97/99 Shanghai–Pudong to Mexico City 12,917 8,026 14:40 to 16:40 Boeing 787-8
Aeroflot SU 106 Moscow–Sheremetyevo to Los Angeles 9,781 6,078 12 hr 50 min Airbus A330-200
Boeing 777-300ER
Air Algérie AH 3061 Beijing–Capital 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
AirAsia AK 72 Kuala Lumpur–International to Malé 3,137 1,949 04 hr 15 min Airbus A320
AirAsia India I5 1982 Bangalore to Guwahati 2,082 1295 03 hr 05 min Airbus A320
AirAsia X D7 170/172 Kuala Lumpur–International to Jeddah 7,061 4,387 09 hr 30 min Airbus A330-300
AirAsia Zest Z2 48 Cebu to Seoul–Incheon 3,019 1,876 04 hr 20 min Airbus A320
Air Astana KC 936 Kuala Lumpur–International to Almaty 5,116 3,179 08 hr 00 min Boeing 757-200
Air Austral UU 971/975 Saint-Denis to Paris–Charles de Gaulle 9,349 5,809 11 hr 15 min Boeing 777-300ER
Air Baltic BT 797 Riga to Abu Dhabi 4,365  2,712  05 hr 50 min Bombardier CS300
Air Botswana BP 213 Kasane to Johannesburg 971 604 02 hr 20 min ATR 42
Air Burkina 2J 515 Ouagadougou to Dakar 1,749 1,087 02 hr 50 min McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Air Busan BX 721 Busan to Siem Reap 4,015 2,168 05 hr 25 min Airbus A321
Aircalin SB 800 Nouméa–La Tontouta to Seoul–Incheon 7,792 4,841 09 hr 55 min Airbus A330-200
Air Caraïbes TX 570 Paris–Orly to Cayenne 7,107 4,401 09 hr 00 min Airbus A330-300
Air Canada AC 37 Vancouver to Melbourne 13,184 8,192 16:00 to 16:10 Boeing 787-9
Air Canada Rouge RV 1901 Athens to Toronto–Pearson 8,149 5,063 10 hr 50 min Boeing 767-300ER
Air China CA 867 Beijing–Capital to Johannesburg 11,698 7,269 14 hr 10 min Boeing 777-300ER
Air Côte d'Ivoire HF 832 Abidjan to Libreville 1,575 979 02 hr 20 min Airbus A319
Air Do HD 116 Sapporo–New Chitose to Hiroshima 1,199 745 02 hr 05 min Boeing 737-500
Air Europa UX 41 Madrid to Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 10,062 6,252 13 hr 20 min Airbus A330-200
Air France AF 406 Paris–Charles de Gaulle to Santiago 11,652 7,240 14 hr 35 min Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-300ER
Air Greenland GL 782 Kangerlussuaq to Copenhagen 3,440 2,138 04 hr 20 min Airbus A330-200
Air Iceland NY 423/1423 Reykjavík to Nuuk 1,434 864 03 hr 20 min Bombardier Dash 8 Q200
Air India AI 173/183 Delhi to San Francisco 12,372 7,688 17 hr 00 min Boeing 777-200LR
Air India Express IX 393 Kozhikode to Kuwait City 3511 2182 04 hr 10 min Boeing 737-800
Air Japan NQ 1052 Tokyo–Narita to Honolulu 6,145 3,818 07 hr 00 min Boeing 767-300ER
Air Jamaica JM 79 Kingston to Toronto–Pearson 2,886 1,781 04 hr 10 min Boeing 737-800
Air Koryo JS 157 Pyongyang to Shanghai–Pudong 963 598 02 hr 20 min Tupolev Tu-204-300
Air Macau NX 862 Macau to Tokyo–Narita 3,000 1,864 04 hr 25 min Airbus A321
Air Madagascar MD 50 Antananarivo to Paris–Charles de Gaulle 8,726 5,422 11 hr 10 min Airbus A340-300
Air Malta KM 572 Malta to Moscow–Sheremetyevo 2,829 1,758 04 hr 00 min Airbus A319
Air Mauritius MK 42/46 Mauritius to London–Heathrow 9,765 6,066 12 hr 30 min Airbus A340-300
Air Namibia SW 286 Windhoek to Frankfurt 8,079 5,043 10 hr 00 min Airbus A330-200
Air New Zealand NZ 29 Houston–Intercontinental to Auckland 11,933 7,415 15 hr 00 min Boeing 787-9
Air Niugini PX 54 Port Moresby to Tokyo–Narita 5,055 3,141 06 hr 35 min Boeing 767-300ER
Air Saint-Pierre PJ 1123 Saint-Pierre to Montréal–Trudeau 1,363 847 03 hr 25 min ATR 42
Air Serbia JU 500 Belgrade to New York–JFK 7,260 4,511 10 hr 30 min Airbus A330-200
Air Seychelles HM 61 Mahé Island to Paris–Charles de Gaulle 7,832 4,871 10 hr 25 min Airbus A330-200
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–Narita 9,435 5,863 12 hr 25 min Airbus A340-300
Air Transat TS 173/273 Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion to Montréal–Trudeau 8,823 5,482 11 hr 45 min Airbus A330-200
Air Vanuatu NF 10 Port Vila to Sydney 2,481 1,542 03 hr 45 min Boeing 737-800
Alaska Airlines AS 872 Anchorage to Kailua–Kona 4,636 2,881 06 hr 27 min Boeing 737-800
Alitalia AZ 688 Rome–Fiumicino to Santiago 11,903 7,410 15 hr 00 min Boeing 777-200ER
Allegiant Air G4 434 Las Vegas to Knoxville 2,791 1,734 03 hr 56 min McDonnell Douglas MD-80
All Nippon Airways NH 180 Tokyo–Narita to Mexico City 11,279 7,004 13 hr 05 min Boeing 787-8
Amaszonas Z8 400/402 Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Asuncion 1,025 637 02 hr 30 min Bombardier CRJ200
American Airlines AA 125 Dallas/Fort Worth to Hong Kong 13,073 8,123 16:10 to 16:55 Boeing 777-300ER
Arik Air W3 107 Lagos to New York–JFK 8,449 5,250 11 hr 00 min Airbus A330-200
Asiana Airlines OZ 221 New York–JFK to Seoul–Incheon 11,114 6,906 14 hr 40 min Airbus A380
Asia Atlantic Airlines HB 7904 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi to Chitose–New Sapporo 5,072 3,152 06 hr 30 min Boeing 767-300ER
Atlantic Airways RC 491 Barcelona to Vágar 2,394 1,487 03 hr 30 min Airbus A319
Austrian Airlines OS 81 Vienna to Los Angeles 9,877 6,137 12 hr 30 min Boeing 777-200ER
Avianca AV 120 Bogotá to London 8,470 5,424 10 hr 30 min Boeing 787-8
Avianca Brasil O6 8500 Fortaleza to Bogotá 4,069 2,529 06 hr 13 min Airbus A319
Avianca El Salvador TA 560 San Salvador to San Francisco 4,255 2,644 06 hr 05 min Airbus A320
Avianca Perú T0 962 Lima to Miami 4,216 2,620 05 hr 43 min Airbus A330-200
Avior Airlines 9V 1220/1222 Barcelona (VE) to Miami 2,394 1,488 03 hr 32 min Boeing 737-400
Azerbaijan Airlines J2 101 Baku to New York–JFK 9,390 5,835 11 hr 30 min Boeing 787-8
Azores Airlines S4 301 Lisbon to Toronto–Pearson 5,755 3,576 08 hr 05 min Airbus A310-300
Azul Brazilian Airlines AD 8706 Campinas to Orlando 6,770 4,207 08 hr 55 min Airbus A330-200
B&H Airlines JA 407 Copenhagen to Sarajevo 1,379 853 03 hr 30 min ATR 72
Bangkok Airways PG 711 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi to Malé 3,168 1,968 04 hr 15 min Airbus A319
Batik Air ID 6180 Jakarta–Soekarno Hatta to Jayapura 3,772 2,344 06 hr 00 min Boeing 737-900ER
Beijing Capital Airlines JD 461 Chengdu to Madrid 8,566 5,323 12 hr 25 min Airbus A330-200
Belair Airlines 4T 2104 Zürich to Marsa Alam 3,337 2,074 04 hr 35 min Airbus A320
Belavia B2 0767 Minsk to Almaty 3,704 2,302 04 hr 45 min Boeing 737-800
Binter Canarias NT 6902 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Banjul 1,632 1,014 02hr 25 min BOMBARDIER CRJ 1000
Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG 5/15/17 Dhaka to London–Heathrow 8,006 4,976 10 hr 30 min Boeing 777-300ER
Boliviana de Aviación OB 775 Madrid to Santa Cruz de la Sierra–Viru Viru 8,903 5,532 11 hr 00 min Boeing 767-300ER
Business Air HB 88 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi to Tokyo–Narita 4,650 2,889 06 hr 00 min Boeing 767-300ER
Bulgaria Air FB 481 Sofia to Málaga 2,472 1,536 03 hr 45 min Airbus A319
Blue Air 0B 5151 Larnaca to Birmingham 3,404 2,115 05 hr 15 min Boeing 737-800
Blue Panorama Airlines BV 1132 Cancún to Rome–Fiumicino 9,199 5,716 11 hr 00 min Boeing 767-300ER
British Airways BA 251 London–Heathrow to Santiago 11,646 7,236 14 hr 50 min Boeing 787-9
Brussels Airlines SN 601 Brussels to Mumbai 6,874 4,271 08 hr 45 min Airbus A330-300
Camair-Co QC 102 Yaoundé to Paris–Charles de Gaulle 5,078 3,156 07 hr 00 min Boeing 767-300ER
Canadian North TSC 4461 Cancun to Calgary 4,201 2,626 06 hr 00 min Boeing 737-300
Cape Air 9K 1029/1033/1037 Boston to Saranac Lake 343 213 01 hr 39 min Cessna 402
Caribbean Airlines BW 600/602 Port of Spain to Toronto 4068 2528 06 hr 05 min Boeing 737-800
Cathay Dragon KA 152 Hong Kong to Bangalore 3,959 2,460 05 hr 20 min Airbus A330-300
Cathay Pacific CX 831/841/845 New York–JFK to Hong Kong 12,991 8,072 15:40 to 16:15 Boeing 777-300ER
Cayman Airways KX 504 Grand Cayman to Chicago–O'Hare 2,591 1,610 03 hr 55 min Boeing 737-300
Cebu Pacific 5J 740 Manila to Riyadh 7,787 4,839 10 hr 30 min Airbus A330-300
China Airlines CI 11 New York–JFK to Taipei–Taoyuan 12,565 7,808 15 hr 20 min Boeing 777-300ER
China Eastern Airlines MU 588 New York–JFK to Shanghai–Pudong 11,897 7,375 14 hr 55 min Boeing 777-300ER
China Southern Airlines CZ 300/600 New York–JFK to Guangzhou 12,878 8,002 16 hr 05 min Boeing 777-300ER
Citilink QG 951 Manado to Jakarta 2,198 1,366 03 hr 25 min Airbus A320
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation BU 074 Lubumbashi to Johannesburg 1,611 1,001 02 hr 15 min Airbus A320
Condor DE 2350 Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro 9,545 5,931 12 hr 30 min Boeing 767-300ER
Conviasa V0 3013 Madrid to Caracas 7,001 4,350 09 hr 35 min Boeing 747-400
Copa Airlines CM 284 Montevideo to Panama City–Tocumen 5,447 3,385 07 hr 30 min Boeing 737-800
Corsair International SS 953 Mauritius to Paris–Orly 9,427 5,850 11 hr 15 min Boeing 747-400
Croatia Airlines OU 357/359 Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion to Zagreb 2,214 1,376 03 hr 30 min Airbus A320
Cubana de Aviación CU 444 Havana to Paris–Orly 7,751 4,816 09 hr 40 min Ilyushin Il-96-300
Czech Airlines OK 191 Seoul–Incheon to Prague 8,257 5,131 11 hr 05 min Airbus A330-300
Darwin Airline F7 559 Geneva to Cambridge 791 492 01 hr 50 min Saab 2000
Delta Air Lines DL 201 Johannesburg to Atlanta 13,582 8,439 16 hr 40 min Boeing 777-200LR
Druk Air KB 500 Kolkata to Singapore 2,896 1,799 04 hr 30 min Airbus A319
Eastar Jet ZE 531 Seoul–Incheon to Phuket 4,317 2,682 06 hr 55 min Boeing 737-800
EasyJet EZY 8861 London–Gatwick to Hurghada 3,907 2,428 05 hr 25 min Airbus A320
Edelweiss Air WK 98 Zürich to Rio de Janeiro 9,349 5,809 12 hr 00 min Airbus A330-300
El Al LY 5 Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion to Los Angeles 12,189 7,556 15 hr 35 min Boeing 777-200ER
EgyptAir MS 3002 Tokyo–Narita to Luxor 9,801 6,090 15 hr 00 min Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates EK 449 Auckland to Dubai–International 14,203 8,825 17 hr 15 min Airbus A380
Ethiopian Airlines ET 501 Washington, D.C.–Dulles to Addis Ababa 11,577 7,194 13:15 Boeing 777-300ER
Etihad Airways EY 171 Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles 13,502 8,390 16 hr 25 min Boeing 777-200LR
EVA Air BR 51 Houston–Intercontinental to Taipei–Taoyuan 12,776 7,939 15 hr 50 min Boeing 777-300ER
Fiji Airways FJ 811 Los Angeles to Nadi 8,881 5,525 10 hr 40 min Airbus A330-200
Finnair AY 82 Singapore to Helsinki 9,273 5,762 12 hr 00 min Airbus A350-900
Firefly FY 3101 Penang to Banda Aceh 539 335 01 hr 40 min ATR 72-500
Flydubai FZ781 Dubai–International to Prague 4,450 2,765 06 hr 45 min Boeing 737-800
Frontier Airlines F9 1740 San Francisco to Orlando 3,933 2,444 04 hr 40 min Airbus A319
Garuda Indonesia GA 86 Jakarta–Soekarno Hatta to London–Heathrow 11,722 7,284 14 hr 55 min Boeing 777-300ER
Germanwings 4U 252 Tenerife–Sur to Cologne/Bonn 3,224 2,003 04 hr 40 min Airbus A319
GoAir G8 461 Mumbai to Port Blair 2280 1416 03 hr 30 min Airbus A320
Gol Linhas Aéreas G3 7711 Punta Cana to Rio de Janeiro 5,359 3,330 07 hr 11 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 7962 Chongqing to New York–JFK 11,761 7,308 15 hr 10 min Boeing 787-9
Hawaiian Airlines HA 897 Honolulu to Beijing 8,146 5,062 12 hr 30 min Airbus A330-200
Hong Kong Airlines HX 69 Los Angeles to Hong Kong 11,684 7260 15 hr 35 min Airbus A350-900
HK Express UO 42 Hong Kong to Saipan 3441 2138 05 hr 10 min Airbus A320
Horizon Air QX 2405 Billings to Portland 1,093 679 02 hr 23 min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Iberia IB 6801 Madrid to Tokyo–Narita 10,794 6,707 13 hr 20 min Airbus A330-200
Ibex Airlines FW 35/37/39 Sendai to Hiroshima 825 513 01 hr 35 min Canadair CRJ 200
Canadair CRJ 700
Icelandair FI 665 Keflavík to Portland (OR) 6,016 3,738 08 hr 00 min Boeing 757-200
IndiGo 6E 38 Dubai to Trivandrum 2948 1734 04 hr 15 min Airbus A320
Indonesia AirAsia QZ 520 Denpasar to Bangkok–Don Mueang 2,986 1,855 04 hr 10 min Airbus A320
Interjet 4O 2890 Mexico City to Lima 4,252 2,642 05 hr 40 min Airbus A320
Iran Air IR 711 Tehran–Imam Khomeini to London–Heathrow 4,432 2,753 05 hr 45 min Airbus A330-200
Iraqi Airways IA 455 Baghdad to Kuala Lumpur–International 6,810 4,231 08 hr 30 min Boeing 747-400
J-Air JL 3526 Hanamaki to Fukuoka 1,155 718 02 hr 05 min Bombardier CRJ200
Japan Airlines JL 6 Tokyo–Haneda to New York–JFK 10,887 6,765 13 hr 50 min Boeing 777-300ER
Japan Air Commuter JC 2453 Osaka–Itami to Yakushima 663 412 01 hr 35 min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Jeju Air 7C 2201 Seoul–Incheon to Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 3,663 2,276 06 hr 15 min Boeing 737-800
Jet Airways 9W 128 Chennai to Paris–Charles de Gaulle 8,031 4,990 10 hr 15 min Airbus A330-200
Jet2 Airways LS 157 Glasgow to Paphos 3,656 2,273 05 hr 00 min Boeing 737-800
JetBlue Airways B6 133/833/1833 Boston to San Francisco 4,352 2,704 06 hr 49 min Airbus A320
Jetstar Airways JQ 2 Honolulu to Melbourne 8,885 5,520 11 hr 40 min Boeing 787-8
Jetstar Asia Airways 3K 131/133 Singapore to Perth 3,895 2,420 05 hr 15 min Airbus A320
Jetstar Japan GK 41 Tokyo–Narita to Manila 3,049 1,895 04 hr 50 min Airbus A320
Jin Air LJ 602 Honolulu to Seoul–Incheon 7,349 4,566 10 hr 45 min Boeing 777-200ER
Kenya Airways KQ 870 Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta to Hanoi 7,887 4,981 09 hr 45 min Boeing 787-8
KLM KL 701 Amsterdam–Schiphol to Santiago 12,017 7,467 15 hr 30 min Boeing 777-300ER
Korean Air KE 36 Atlanta to Seoul–Incheon 11,477 7,132 15 hr 10 min Boeing 777-300ER
Korongo Airlines ZC 125 Lubumbashi to Johannesburg 1,611 1,001 02 hr 35 min Boeing 737-300
Kuwait Airways KU 117 Kuwait to New York–JFK 10,222 6,316 12 hr 55 min Boeing 777-300ER
Lao Airlines QV 912 Seoul–Incheon to Vientiane 3,176 1,973 05 hr 10 min Airbus A320
LATAM Argentina 4M 4520 Buenos Aires–Ezeiza to Miami 7,090 4,406 09 hr 05 min Boeing 767-300ER
LATAM Brasil JJ 8071 Frankfurt to São Paulo–Guarulhos 9,775 6,074 11 hr 50 min Boeing 777-300ER
LATAM Chile LA 705 Frankfurt to Santiago 12,112 7,526 15 hr 30 min Boeing 787-9
LATAM Colombia 4C 3505 Bogotá to São Paulo–Guarulhos 4,332 2,691 06 hr 20 min Boeing 767-300ER
LATAM Ecuador XL 1733 Madrid to Guayaquil 9,014 5,601 11 hr 50 min Boeing 767-300ER
LATAM Paraguay PZ 708 Asuncion to Santiago de Chile 1,572 977 02 hr 14 min Airbus A320
LATAM Perú LP 2707 Barcelona to Lima 9,520 5,915 12 hr 10 min Boeing 767-300ER
Level LE 2601 Barcelona–El Prat to Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 10,493 6,520 13 hr 10 min Airbus A330-200
Lion Air JT 114 Surabaya to Jeddah 8,626 5,360 11 hr 15 min Airbus A330-300
LOT Polish Airlines LO 21/23 Warsaw–Chopin to Los Angeles 9,686 6,016 12 hr 20 min Boeing 787-8
Lufthansa LH 510 Frankfurt to Buenos Aires–Ezeiza 11,477 7,132 13 hr 45 min Boeing 747-8I
Luxair LG 715 Luxembourg to Tenerife–Sur 3,081 1,914 04 hr 30 min Boeing 737-800
Mahan Air W 576 Shanghai–Pudong to Tehran–Imam Khomeini 6,456 4,011 08 hr 50 min Airbus A340-600
Malaysia Airlines MH 2/4 Kuala Lumpur–International to London–Heathrow 10,610 6,592 13 hr 10 min Airbus A380
Malindo Air OD 158 Brisbane to Denpasar 4,483 2,786 06 hr 30 min Boeing 737-800
Mandarin Airlines AE 269 Taipei–Taoyuan to Changchun 2,141 1,330 03 hr 20 min Boeing 737-800
MASWings MH 3183 Kota Kinabalu to Sibu 608 378 01 hr 40 min ATR 72-500
MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM 137 Ulaanbaatar to Frankfurt 6,642 4,127 08 hr 40 min Boeing 767-300ER
Middle East Airlines ME 5607 Beirut to Abidjan 5,151 3,486 07 hr 20 min Airbus A330-200
Monarch Airlines ZB 7509 Larnaca to Leeds Bradford 3,455 2,147 05 hr 15 min Airbus A320
Myanmar Airways International 8M 711 Yangon to Guangzhou 1,928 1,198 03 hr 05 min Airbus A319
NAM Air IN 9586 Jakarta to Sorong 2,776 1,725 04 hr 05 min Boeing 737-500
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
Niki HG 2600 Vienna to Tenerife–Sur 3,616 2,247 04 hr 55 min Airbus A320
Nok Air DD 3202/3206 Bangkok–Don Mueang to Hanoi 982 610 02 hr 10 min Boeing 737-800
NokScoot XW 878 Bangkok–Don Mueang to Shenyang 3,789 2,355 05 hr 25 min Boeing 777-200ER
Norlandair FNA 505 Akureyri to Nerlerit Inaat 598 371 02 hr 15 min de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
Norwegian Air Shuttle DI 7505 London–Gatwick to Buenos Aires 11,120 6,910 13 hr 45 min Boeing 787-9
Novair 1I 811/9811 Stockholm–Arlanda to Krabi 8,730 5,425 10 hr 30 min Airbus A330-200
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–Suvarnabhumi to Seoul–Incheon 3,663 2,276 05 hr 25 min Boeing 747-400
Boeing 767-300
Pakistan International Airlines PK 783 Karachi to Toronto–Pearson 11,691 7,265 13 hr 40 min Boeing 777-200LR
PAL Express 2P 2658 Manila to Dubai–International 6,908 4,292 09 hr 15 min Airbus A330-300
Peach Aviation MM 990 Bangkok–Suvarnabumi to Okinawa 3,126 1,942 04 hr 30 min Airbus A320
Pegasus Airlines PC 887 Omsk to İstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen 3,560 2,212 05 hr 40 min Boeing 737-800
Philippine Airlines PR 119 Manila to Toronto–Pearson 13,230 8,221 16 hr 10 min Boeing 777-300ER
Porter Airlines PD 715 Toronto–Billy Bishop to Melbourne (FL) 1,732 1,076 03 hr 00 min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Qantas QF 8 Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney 13,804 8,578 16 hr 50 min Airbus A380
Qatar Airways QR 921 Auckland to Doha 14,534 9,031 17 hr 40 min Boeing 777-200LR
Regional Express Airlines ZL 823 Broken Hill to Sydney 934 579 02 hr 20 min Saab 340
Rossiya Airlines FV 885 Moscow to Cancún 2,857 2,229 05 hr 00 min Airbus A319
Royal Air Maroc AT 215 Casablanca to São Paulo–Guarulhos 7,517 4,671 09 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 787-8
Royal Jordanian RJ 263 Amman–Queen Alia to Chicago–O'Hare 10,035 6,236 13 hr 40 min Boeing 787-8
Rutaca 5R 382 Porlamar to Santo Domingo del Tachira 961 597 01 hr 30 min Boeing 737-200
Rwandair WB 701 London Gatwick to Kigali 7,538 4,070 08 hr 20 min Airbus A330-300
Ryanair FR 1016 Stockholm–Skavsta to Tenerife–Sur 4,273 2,655 06 hr 05 min Boeing 737-800
S7 Airlines S7 850 Phuket to Novosibirsk 5,384 3,346 09 hr 15 min Boeing 767-300ER
Saudia SV 41 Jeddah to Los Angeles 13,409 8,332 16 hr 55 min Boeing 777-300ER
SBA Airlines S3 1515/1521/1525 Caracas to Miami 2,191 1,362 04 hr 30 min Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 757-200
Scandinavian Airlines SK 939 Stockholm–Arlanda to Los Angeles 8,885 5,521 11 hr 30 min Airbus A330-300
Scoot TZ 701 Athens to Singapore 9,036 5,615 11 hr 25 min Boeing 787-8
Shandong Airlines SC 8826 Qingdao to Ürümqi 3,692 1,633 04 hr 55 min Boeing 737-800
Shenzhen Airlines ZH 9066 Tokyo–Narita to Shenzhen 2,597 1,614 05 hr 10 min Boeing 737-800
Sichuan Airlines 3U 8631 Hangzhou to Los Angeles 10,601 6,587 11 hr 00 min Airbus A330-200
Singapore Airlines SQ 31 San Francisco to Singapore 13,593 8,446 16 hr 55 min Airbus A350-900
SilkAir MI 811/813 Cairns to Singapore 5,008 3,111 06 hr 55 min Boeing 737-8 MAX
Skymark Airlines BC 531 Ibaraki to Okinawa 1,641 1,020 03 hr 00 min Boeing 737-800
SkyTaxi IGA 826 Wrocław to Zürich 728 452 02 hr 05 min Saab 340
SkyWest Airlines SKW5552 St. Louis to San Francisco 2,794 1,736 04 hr 46 min Embraer E175
Solaseed Air 6J 69 Nagoya–Chubu to Okinawa 1,300 808 02 hr 20 min Boeing 737-800
South African Airways SA 203 Johannesburg to New York–JFK 12,825 7,969 16 hr 05 min Airbus A340-300
Airbus A340-600
South East Asian Airlines DG 7792 Clark to Singapore 2,378 1,478 03 hr 30 min Airbus A319
Southwest Airlines WN 6661 Baltimore to Oakland 3,938 2,447 06 hr 15 min Boeing 737-700
SpiceJet SEJ 14 Dubai to Kochi 2790 1734 04 hr 05 min Boeing 737-800
Spirit Airlines NK 578 Lima to Fort Lauderdale 4,227 2,627 05 hr 50 min Airbus A319
Spring Airlines 9C 8549 Shanghai–Pudong to Singapore 3,810 2,367 05 hr 50 min Airbus A320
Spring Airlines Japan IJ 1021 Tokyo–Narita to Chongqing 3,209 1,994 05 hr 15 min Boeing 737-800
SriLankan Airlines UL 503/505 Colombo–Bandaranaike to London–Heathrow 8,718 5,413 11 hr 30 min Airbus A330-300
Sriwijaya Air SJ 268 Surabaya to Jayapura 3,114 1,935 04 hr 20 min Boeing 737-800
StarFlyer 7G 41/43/45/

47/49/51/53

Tokyo–Haneda to Fukuoka 879 546 02 hr 00 min Airbus A320
Sunwing Airlines WG 466 Vancouver to Punta Cana 5,928 3,684 07 hr 25 min Boeing 737-800
Sun Country Airlines SY 732 Sint Maarten to Minneapolis/St. Paul 4,083 2,537 06 hr 15 min Boeing 737-800
Swiss International Air Lines LX 179 Singapore to Zürich 10,309 6,406 13 hr 00 min Boeing 777-300ER
T'way Airlines TW101/102 Seoul–Incheon to Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 3,663 2,276 05 hr 45 min Boeing 737-800
TAAG Angola Airlines DT 690 Luanda to Beijing–Capital 11,777 7,318 15 hr 30 min Boeing 777-200ER
TACV VR 671 Praia to Providence 5,467 3,397 07 hr 40 min Boeing 757-200
TAME EQ 550 Guayaquil to New York–JFK 4,780 2,970 06 hr 10 min Airbus A330-200
TAP Air Portugal TP 117 Lisbon to Porto Alegre 8,774 5,452 12 hr 40 min Airbus A330-200
TAROM RO 415 Bucharest to Madrid–Barajas 2,461 1,529 03 hr 45 min Boeing 737-800
Tassili Airlines SF 2330 Algeirs to Tamanrasset 1,554 966 03 hr 00 min Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
Thai Airways TG 910/916 Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi to London–Heathrow 9,589 5,958 12 hr 05 min Airbus A350-900
Airbus A380
Thai AirAsia FD 178 Malé to Bangkok–Don Mueang 3,164 1,966 04 hr 30 min Airbus A320
Thai AirAsia X XJ 621 Sapporo–New Chitose to Bangkok–Don Mueang (resumes 10 April 2018) 5,016 3,117 07 hr 15 min Airbus A330-300
Thai Lion Air SL 8026 Bangkok–Don Mueang to Nanjing–Lukou 2,717 1,688 04 hr 10 min Boeing 737-900ER
Tigerair Taiwan IT 236 Taipei–Taoyuan to Hakodate 2,584 1,606 03 hr 35 min Airbus A320
Thomas Cook Airlines TCX 104 Manchester to Cancún 7,802 4,848 10 hr 30 min Airbus A330-200
Thomson Airways TOM 032 London–Gatwick to Puerto Vallarta 9,220 5,729 12 hr 15 min Boeing 787-8
Trans Air Congo Q8 556 Pointe–Noire to Cotonou 1,626 1,010 02 hr 30 min Boeing 737-300
Transavia HV 6901 Amsterdam to Dubai–International 5,174 3,215 07 hr 00 min Boeing 737-800
TUIfly X3 6824 Hannover to Dubai 4,870 3,026 06 hr 15 min Boeing 737-800
TUIfly Belgium TB 502 Cancún to Brussels–National 8,314 5,151 10 hr 10 min Boeing 767-300ER
TUIfly Nordic 6B 841 Oslo–Gardermoen to Phuket 9,075 5,639 11 hr 30 min Boeing 767-300ER
Tunisair TU 202 Tunis to Montréal–Trudeau 6,786 4,217 08 hr 55 min Airbus A330-200
Turkish Airlines TK 9 İstanbul–Atatürk to Los Angeles 11,058 6,871 13 hr 40 min Boeing 777-300ER
Ukraine International Airlines PS 231 Kiev–Boryspil to New York–JFK 7,595 4,693 09 hr 30 min Boeing 767-300ER
Uni Air B7 29 Taipei–Taoyuan to Ho Chi Minh City 2,206 1,370 03 hr 30 min Airbus A321
United Airlines UA 37 Los Angeles to Singapore 14,114 8,770 17 hr 20 min Boeing 787-9
Ural Airlines U6 94 Chita to Moscow–Domodedovo 4,744 2,948 07 hr 10 min Airbus A319
Uzbekistan Airways HY 101 Tashkent to New York–JFK 10,202 6,339 12 hr 50 min Boeing 787-8
Vanilla Air JW 601 Tokyo–Narita to Cebu 3,277 2,036 05 hr 00 min Airbus A320
Venezolana VNE 700 Maracaibo to Santo Domingo 898 558 01 hr 20 min Boeing 737-200
Vietnam Airlines VN 51 Ho Chi Minh City to London–Heathrow 10,223 6,352 13 hr 00 min Boeing 787-9
Virgin America VX 351/353/357 Boston to San Francisco 4,352 2,704 06 hr 30 min Airbus A319
Airbus A320
Virgin Atlantic VS 207 Hong Kong to London–Heathrow 9,647 5,994 12 hr 30 min Boeing 787-9
Virgin Australia VA 24 Los Angeles to Melbourne 12,748 7,921 15 hr 50 min Boeing 777-300ER
Vistara UK 885 Delhi to Cochin 2082 1293 03 hr 10 min Airbus A320
VivaAerobús VB 3700/3702 Mexico City to Tijuana 2,300 1,429 03 hr 40 min Airbus A320
VivaColombia FC 355 Miami to Bogota 2,433 1,512 04 hr 40 min Airbus A320
Vladivostok Air XF 717 Krasnoyarsk to Baku 3,553 2,008 05 hr 20 min Airbus A320
Volaris Y7 895 New York–JFK to Guadalajara 3,573 2,220 05 hr 09 min Airbus A320
Volotea V7 2819 Tenerife–Sur to Nantes 2,489 1,547 03 hr 20 min Boeing 717
Vueling Airlines VY 7792 Málaga to Moscow–Domodedovo 3,801 2,362 05 hr 20 min Airbus A320
Wamos Air EB7003 Madrid to Bangkok 7,973 4,954 12 hr 40 min Boeing 747-400
WestJet WS 23 London–Gatwick to Vancouver 7,642 4,748 10 hr 45 min Boeing 767-300ER
Wizz Air W6 2497 Katowice to Dubai–Al Maktoum 4,195 2,606 06 hr 35 min Airbus A320
WOW air WW 117 Keflavík to Los Angeles 6,922 4,301 09 hr 25 min Airbus A330-300
Xiamen Airlines MF 850 New York–JFK to Fuzhou 12,505 7,771 15 hr 30 min Boeing 787-8 (ends 25 Mar 2018)
Boeing 787-9 (begins 26 Mar 2018)
XL Airways France SE 62 Paris–Charles de Gaulle to San Francisco 8,985 5,583 11 hr 35 min Airbus A330-200
Yakutia Airlines R3 732 Anadyr to Moscow–Vnukovo 6,226 3,869 08 hr 20 min Boeing 757-200

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