User:AlanM1/Record flights

Record flights, based on direct flights data for the week starting 2012-09-10:

• Max number of stops is the 10-stop M5#410 SEA–KEH–ZNA–YPT–YHH–YDS–YMU–YRC–YQJ–YCF–YGE–YRR (and it's mirror, M5#411) in a DHC-2 Beaver seaplane, though it's "only" about 5 hours.
• Max scheduled flight time, at 1490 minutes (24:50) is SQ#68 SIN–BCN–GRU in a 777-300ER – 9946 miles. Runners up over 1400 minutes are AKL–HKG–LHR, GRU–LAX–ICN, LHR–LAX–AKL, PEK–MAD–GRU, and GRU–BCN–SIN, all in 777-* except for PEK–MAD–GRU (CA#907 in an A330).
• Max non-stop scheduled flight time, at 1135 minutes (18:55), is SIN–EWR (SQ#22 in an A340–500). Its mirror, SQ#21, is a close second at 1120 minutes. LAX–SIN and mirror, DXB–LAX, DXB–IAH, JNB–ATL, DFW–BNE, DXB–DFW, and JFK–HKG and mirror are also 16+ hours.
• Max scheduled elapsed (flight + layover) time is 2100 minutes (35:00) for DAC–DXB–JED on 4H#561. Also at 27+ hours are HAV–MGA–SAP, GRU–LAX–ICN, AKL–HKG–LHR, though the last two are in this category only because of the long flight times – their layovers are only 2–3 hours.
• Max air miles, at 11423, is (oddly) a tie between AKL–LAX–LHR and AKL–HKG–LHR (and their mirrors). Only other direct flight over 11000 is ICN–LAX–GRU and its mirror at 11394 miles. Drop down to 10K and you get SYD, MEL, FRA, and PEK in the mix.
• Non–stop air miles record is 9536 for EWR–SIN (SQ#21, and its mirror SQ#22) in an A340-500. Runners up include LAX–SIN (8775 mi), SYD–DFW (8590 mi), ATL–JNB (8449 mi), DXB–LAX (8336 mi), DFW–BNE (8317 mi), and IAH–DXB (8164 mi). JFK–HKG (8068 mi) deserves mention.