Longest flights

Over time, commercial airlines have established a number of scheduled ultra long-haul non-stop flights. These exceptionally long routes reduce the travel time between distant city pairs as well as the number of stops needed for passengers' travels, thereby increasing passenger convenience.^[1] For an airline, choosing to operate long flights can also build brand image as well as loyalty among a set of flyers.^[2] Therefore, competition among airlines to establish the longest flight occurs.^[3]

Definition

Measurement method

The length of a flight can be defined in different ways.^[4] The most common standard flight length measurement is by great-circle distance, a formula that calculates the shortest distance across the curvature of the earth for two airports' ARPs.^[5] It is the only measurement that is constant on a given city-pair route and unaffected by operational variances.^[6] For this reason it is the standard for communicating commercial aviation flight length and is used by governing agencies like ICAO,^[7] flight schedule providers,^[8][9][10] and airlines themselves.^[11]

Alternative definitions

For the sake of disambiguation, other terms used in reference to alternative definitions of "longest flights" (and also incur operational variance) include:

• Flight time – (the total time of a flight's operation) which varies based on multiple operational variables including: headings flown (see ground distance below), equipment capabilities, or even air traffic congestion (e.g., NAT-OTS and airport holding patterns).^[12]
  • A subvariant of this is "Flight endurance" which is used in referring to a specific operated flight, usually recorded with observers, specialized equipment, or other such formal arrangements that are not commonly found in commercial flights.^[13]
  • Flight scheduled time is another commonly reported figure that refers to the duration of a flight, published by a flight's operator. This is an unrelated/unreliable figure that incorporates further additional variables by airlines to reflect their operations and manage customer expectations that allow for variation in boarding procedures, anticipated time of day ground congestion, and even time allocated for remote stand operations).^[14][15]
• Ground distance traveled – Measuring of the actual ground distance covered by a flight (using routing that is not entirely on a great-circle route and therefore greater). Flights commonly fly non-great-circle routes for operational reasons such as: favorable winds/meteorological conditions, regulatory/political restrictions, safety/equipment constraints (such as ASHTAMs and ETOPS limitations), or even cost savings (optimization of overflight payments).^[16][17]

Flight types

There are numerous different types of flights globally operated by different aircraft for different industries and purposes. The term "longest flight" is most commonly used in reference to flights that are commercial, passenger, and scheduled, such that the flight details are published and tickets are available for purchase.^[18]

While the term "longest flight" is most commonly used in reference to non-stop flights, direct flights with stops (same flight number used for the full journey) might also be compared on some occasions.^[19]

Current longest route

By great-circle distance

Since November 9, 2020, the longest active scheduled passenger flight by great-circle distance is Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24^[20] using an Airbus A350-900ULR between Singapore and New York–JFK at 15,349 kilometres (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi).^[21]

The longest ever scheduled passenger flight was Air Tahiti Nui's flight TN64 using a Boeing 787-9, flying non-stop from Faaʻa International Airport in Papeete, Tahiti to Paris–CDG,^[22] a distance of 15,715 kilometres (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) in a scheduled duration of 16 hours, 20 minutes.^[23] This route was operated from March to April 2020.^[24][25][26]

This route was previously operated with a refueling stop at Los Angeles International Airport, where all passengers would disembark the aircraft and pass through United States Customs & Border Protection before re-boarding and continuing to Paris. However, to comply with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions banning European travelers from entering the United States,^[27] the airline opted not to stop at Los Angeles during its flights in March–April 2020. The route was also made possible by the aircraft's reduced passenger load of about 150 passengers,^[28] which eliminated the need to refuel. This route also set a record for the world's longest domestic passenger flight, as it flew between French territories.

An illustration of the great-circle route versus an optimized jetstream route between San Francisco and Tokyo. Note the eastbound (to San Francisco) route, opting to take a longer route (by ground distance) that uses the jetstream to save time and fuel.

By ground distance traveled

Routings may avoid great-circle routes, despite their shorter ground distance, for a variety of reasons, for example to avoid headwinds and/or use tailwinds to save time and fuel.^[4]

Since November 9, 2020, the two longest flights (measured by ground distance traveled) are Singapore Airlines' flights SQ23 (second longest) and SQ24 (longest) between Singapore-Changi and New York–JFK in the U.S. Both of these flights have a geometrically optimal great-circle route near the North Pole of approximately 15,350 km (9,540 mi; 8,290 nmi). However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around 17,250 km (10,720 mi; 9,310 nmi)^[29] over the Pacific Ocean where jet streams can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of 16,500 km (10,300 mi; 8,900 nmi)^[30] eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet streams winds are available to save both flying time and fuel.

Similarly, the two Air India flights from New Delhi to San Francisco, AI173^[31] and AI183,^[32] fly an eastward ground distance of about 15,110 km (9,390 mi; 8,160 nmi) over the Pacific Ocean instead of a shorter westward great-circle route of about 12,403 km (7,707 mi; 6,697 nmi) over the Atlantic Ocean, to avoid prevailing westerly headwinds and save almost two hours of flying time.^[33] Both these flights can travel with some variation in ground distance, with a report of 15,300 km (9,500 mi; 8,300 nmi) for the first such flight in 2016,^[34] and it is not unheard of for particular flights to cover more than 16,000 km (9,900 mi; 8,600 nmi).^[35]

Cathay Pacific flights from Hong Kong to New York–JFK will also sometimes fly 15,000 km (9,300 mi; 8,100 nmi) ground routes, instead of a 12,984 km (8,068 mi; 7,011 nmi) great-circle route, for the same reason.^[36]

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, aircraft registered in or operated by multiple countries, including the European Union member states, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Switzerland, were banned from using Russian airspace. As a result, a number of flights from Japan to Europe now fly using a polar route over Alaska and northern Canada. For example, Swiss International Air Lines flight LX161 from Tokyo–Narita to Zurich often flies this route, sometimes covering a ground distance of 13,400 km (8,326 mi; 7,235 nmi)^[37] or longer, compared to a great-circle distance of 9,618 km (5,976 mi; 5,193 nmi).

History

Since the first scheduled commercial passenger flight in 1914 that covered 34 kilometres (21 mi; 18 nmi),^[38][39] records for the longest flight (by great-circle distance) were rapidly set and continue to be set today.

1920s and 1930s

The Pan Am Martin M-130 'Hawaii Clipper' that flew the first commercial transpacific flight

The longest non-stop commercial flights of the 1930s were operated by flying boats, which were the predominant aircraft type of the time for long-range flight, in part because they did not require large airports capable of receiving large aircraft.^[40]

• May 23, 1926 (1926-05-23): Following the end of WWI, there was a boom in the development of longer non-stop commercial flights such as Brussels-Paris (March 1919),^[41][42][43] London-Paris (August 1919),^[44][45] and Amsterdam-London (May 1920).^[46][47] A notably long passenger flight for the time came with Western Air Express' launch of its scheduled non-stop flight between Salt Lake City (Woodward Field) and Las Vegas (Anderson Field). This non-stop flight covered a great circle distance of 585 km (364 mi; 316 nmi) in approximately 5 hours using a Douglas M-2.^[48][49][50]
• August 21, 1934 (1934-08-21): A new record of longest commercial non-stop flight is flown by Pan American Airways using their brand new Sikorsky S-42 Flying Boat between Recife and Sao Luiz, Brazil covering a distance of 1,200 kilometres (746 mi; 648 nmi) in a scheduled time of 5 hours 30 minutes, the longest leg of their Miami-Rio De Janeiro route.^[51][52]
• October 21, 1936 (1936-10-21): The first scheduled commercial transpacific flight was operated by Pan American Airways on a Martin M-130 Flying Boat with 7 paying passengers on board.^[53] Flying from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, non-stop, a distance of 3,871 kilometres (2,405 mi; 2,090 nmi)^[54] in 19 hours, 36 minutes.^{[55][56][57][58]}
• June 28, 1939 (1939-06-28): The first scheduled commercial transatlantic flight was operated by Pan American Airways on a Boeing B-314 Clipper with 22 paying passengers on board.^[59] Flying from Port Washington, New York^[60][61] to Horta, Azores non-stop, a distance of 3,827 kilometres (2,378 mi; 2,066 nmi)^[62] in 15 hours, 55 minutes.^[63][58]

1940s and 1950s

PBY Catalina G-AGKS of the Double Sunrise service

• September 9, 1940 (1940-09-09): Pan Am set another record for the longest non-stop commercial flight by changing their eastbound trans-atlantic route between Bermuda and Lisbon to no longer have a scheduled stop in Horta, Azores. Using their Boeing B-314 Clipper, to cover the great circle distance of approximately 5,018 kilometres (3,118 mi; 2,710 nmi) from Darrell Island, Bermuda to Cabo Ruivo Airport, Lisbon, Portugal^[64] in a scheduled time of 19 hours and 5 minutes.^[65][66][67]
• June 29, 1943 (1943-06-29) – July 17, 1945 (1945-07-17): Qantas operated "The Double Sunrise", a weekly 5,652-kilometre (3,512 mi; 3,052 nmi) flight between Perth, Australia and Koggala in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) with average flight times of around 28 hours, using a Consolidated PBY Catalina.^[68] The flight from Ceylon to Australia on Aug 30, 1943 remains the record holder for longest time airborne (for a commercial passenger flight) at 32 hours, 9 minutes.^{[69][70][71][72][73][74][75][note 1]}
• January 26, 1949 (1949-01-26) – July 20, 1949 (1949-07-20): Having their operating certificates revoked and/or airfields closed to them in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Burma^[76][77] in response to the Dutch's launching of a second Politionele acties (Operation Kraai); KLM created an alternative route for its direct flight KL830 between Amsterdam and Batavia. Using the longest range commercial airplane at the time: the new Lockheed L-749 Constellation with added additional fuel tanks and reduced cargo. It became the new longest non-stop commercial flight with its longest leg of 5,527 km (3,434 mi; 2,984 nmi) from Port Louis, Mauritius to Batavia, Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia) in a scheduled time of 15 hours, 15 minutes.^{[78][79][80][81][82]}
• November 18, 1952 (1952-11-18): Utilizing the recently better understood phenomenon of the Polar jet stream, Pan Am launched non-stop passenger service from Tokyo-Haneda to Honolulu aboard a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser,^[83] covering a great-circle distance of 6,202 kilometres (3,854 mi; 3,349 nmi) in 11 hours 30 minutes.^[84][85] It would go on to be flown in as short as 9 hours 48 minutes.^[86]
• September 29, 1957 (1957-09-29): A Trans World Airlines Lockheed L-1649A Starliner, the ultimate piston-engine airliner in terms of range and endurance, flew the inaugural 8,780 kilometres (5,456 mi; 4,741 nmi) Los Angeles to London–Heathrow polar route in 18 hours and 32 minutes.^[87]
• October 2, 1957 (1957-10-02): Trans World Airlines' L-1649A, set the record for the longest-duration, non-stop passenger flight aboard a piston-powered airliner on the inaugural London–Heathrow to San Francisco Flight 801 where the aircraft, having encountered strong headwinds, stayed aloft for 23 hours and 19 minutes covering 8,638 kilometres (5,367 mi; 4,664 nmi).^[88][89][90]
• October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03): Trans World Airlines broke their own longest flight record with the launch of TW850's non-stop flight from San Francisco to Paris–Orly^[91][92][93] covering 9,001 kilometres (5,593 mi; 4,860 nmi) in a scheduled flight time of 19 hours, 45 minutes.^[94][95][96]

1960s and 1970s

An El Al Boeing 707 (4X-ATB) that flew the longest flight in 1961 between New York City and Tel Aviv

• June 15, 1961 (1961-06-15): El Al used its new Boeing 707-458s^[97] to start the non-stop route from New York Idlewild Airport to Tel Aviv, covering 9,137 kilometres (5,677 mi; 4,934 nmi), with an average time of 9 hours, 33 minutes. This route was previously tested in December 1957 with a Bristol Britannia.^[98]
• January 7, 1963 (1963-01-07): As a result of Cold War tensions and loss of landing permissions on the route's previous intermediary stops, Aeroflot used their Tupolev Tu-114D, the largest commercial passenger plane ever built as of 1963, to change their eastbound route from Havana to Moscow into a non-stop one.^[99] Covering 9,594 kilometres (5,961 mi; 5,180 nmi), in 16 hours, 25 minutes.^[100][101]
• August 6, 1967 (1967-08-06): Aerolíneas Argentinas established its non-stop Boeing 707-320B service on a 10,062 kilometres (6,252 mi; 5,433 nmi) route between Madrid and Buenos Aires, with a flight time of 13 hours.^{[102][103][104]} The arrival of the more fuel-efficient turbofans made easier the possibility of longer flights.

A Pan Am 747SP that operated the longest flight in 1976 between New York City and Tokyo

• April 26, 1976 (1976-04-26): Using the newly launched Boeing 747SP, Pan American World Airways set a new record with its 10,899 kilometres (6,772 mi; 5,885 nmi) New York–JFK to Tokyo-Haneda route.^[105][106]
• December 12, 1976 (1976-12-12): Pan Am set another record with its 747SPs when it launched the first non-stop service between North America and Australia on its new route of Sydney–San Francisco, covering 11,937 kilometres (7,417 mi; 6,445 nmi) in a scheduled 13 hours 15 minutes.^{[107][108][109]}

1980s and 1990s

South African Airways' first 747-400, that launched the longest non-stop flight in 1991 from New York City to Johannesburg

• November 4, 1982 (1982-11-04): Pan Am set a further record using a 747SP to launch its new non-stop route connecting Sydney to Los Angeles, covering 12,051 kilometres (7,488 mi; 6,507 nmi).^{[110][111][112]}
• November 3, 1991 (1991-11-03): South African Airways sets a new record, using a Boeing 747-400 to connect New York–JFK to Johannesburg non-stop (eastbound): a distance of 12,824 kilometres (7,968 mi; 6,924 nmi).^[113][114]

2000s

• February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01): South African Airways set another record, connecting Atlanta to Johannesburg non-stop (eastbound) with a 747-400: a distance of 13,581 kilometres (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi)^{[115][116][117]}
• March 1, 2001 (2001-03-01): With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, commercial overflights over Russia were now possible, allowing new circumpolar routes to come into use for airlines.^[118] Continental Airlines launched a 12,980-kilometre (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) non-stop service from Newark to Hong Kong flying Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. This set a new distance record for a round trip route, flown non-stop in both directions. The duration of the non-stop flight exceeded 16 hours.^[118]
• April 1, 2001 (2001-04-01): Within a month, United Airlines started its own New York–JFK to Hong Kong service with Boeing 747-400 aircraft, adding 10 kilometers to the distance for a distance of 12,990 kilometres (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi).^[118]
• February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03): Singapore Airlines set a new record using the Airbus A340-500 on a great circle distance of 14,113 kilometres (8,769 mi; 7,620 nmi) from Los Angeles to Singapore in a scheduled time of 18 hours 20 minutes carrying 181 passengers.^{[119][120][121][122]}
• June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08): Singapore Airlines used its A340-500 aircraft to beat its own record; launching Flight SQ 21 on a 15,344 kilometres (9,534 mi; 8,285 nmi) great-circle route from Newark to Singapore, passing within 130 kilometres (81 mi; 70 nmi) of the North Pole and taking a little under 18 hours.^[123] The return flight SQ 22, then flew a record ground distance of 16,600 kilometres (10,315 mi; 8,963 nmi) back to Newark. Despite the greater distance, SQ 22 averaged a slightly shorter 17 hours, 45 minutes because of prevailing high-altitude winds.^[124]

2010s and 2020s

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900ULR (one of only seven ever produced) taxiing at New York JFK having just completed the world's current longest non-stop flight from Singapore.

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.^[125] This included the services provided by Singapore Airlines from Singapore to both Newark and Los Angeles that were ended in late 2013.^[126][127] But, as fuel prices have since decreased and more fuel-efficient aircraft have come into service, many ultra long-haul routes were reinstated or newly scheduled.^[125]

• October 18, 2018 (2018-10-18): Singapore Airlines relaunched Flight SQ 21/22 between Singapore and Newark^[128] using an Airbus A350-900ULR.
• March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15): During the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented transit in the US through Los Angeles International Airport, Air Tahiti Nui scheduled and operated, in March and April 2020, Flight TN64 as a non-stop flight between Papeete and Paris–CDG, using a Boeing 787-9 and covering 15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi) in a scheduled time of 16 hours 20 minutes,^[129][130] setting a new record for the world's longest scheduled passenger flight.^{[23][24][25][26]}
• November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09): Singapore Airlines launched the longest currently active scheduled passenger flight of SQ 23/24 between Singapore and New York–JFK at 15,349 kilometres (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi) operated by an Airbus A350-900.^[131] On January 16, 2021, this route was changed to operate using an A350-900ULR.^[132][133]

Other record flights (non-scheduled)

Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time for a commercial airliner at 21,602 kilometers covered in 22 hours 42 minutes.^[134]

Promotional and delivery flights

A number of promotional or delivery flights have extended the record of longest non-stop flights by a commercial aircraft:

• March 23, 1976 (1976-03-23): South African Airways' delivery flight of their first Boeing 747SP set a new record for nonstop flight by commercial aircraft. Flying 16,560 kilometres (10,290 mi; 8,942 nmi), covering a great circle distance of 16,429 kilometres (10,209 mi; 8,871 nmi), from Paine Field (near Seattle) to Cape Town, South Africa in 17 hours and 22 minutes.^{[135][136][137]}
• August 16, 1989 (1989-08-16): The first Qantas Boeing 747-400, VH-OJA, the City of Canberra, set a non-stop distance record for a commercial aircraft by flying 17,039 kilometres (10,588 mi; 9,200 nmi),^[138] covering a great circle distance of 17,016 kilometres (10,573 mi; 9,188 nmi) between London and Sydney in 20 hours, 9 minutes. The purpose was to publicize the airline's "Longreach" services with the 747-400.^{[139][140][141]}
• June 16, 1993 (1993-06-16): An Airbus A340-200, F-WWBA, dubbed The World Ranger, set two new records as it flew an around the world route. First flying 19,089 kilometres (11,861 mi; 10,307 nmi) from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to Auckland, New Zealand in 21 hours and 32 minutes.^[142] After a 5 hour layover, the flight continued east-bound on a slightly longer route back to Paris-Le Bourget flying 19,246 kilometres (11,959 mi; 10,392 nmi), covering a great circle distance of 18,541 kilometres (11,521 mi; 10,011 nmi)^[143] in 21 hours and 46 minutes. This was the first non-stop flight between Europe and New Zealand.^{[144][145][146]}
• March 31, 1997 (1997-03-31): A Boeing 777-200ER, "The Super Ranger", flew 20,045 kilometres (12,455 mi; 10,823 nmi) eastward from Seattle's Boeing Field to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, prior to refueling and completing its around the world flight back to Seattle.^{[147][148][149]}
• November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09): A Boeing 777-200LR demonstrator aircraft "Baby Blue 2" flew a great circle distance of 21,602 kilometres (13,423 mi; 11,664 nmi),^{[150][151][152]} eastward from Hong Kong to London–Heathrow in 22 hours, 42 minutes as opposed to a normal westward routing for that sector, which is much shorter at 9,648 kilometres (5,995 mi; 5,210 nmi).^[153][134] Eight pilots and twenty-seven passengers were on board.^[154][155]

Non-scheduled commercial flights

Qantas 747-400 City of Canberra (VH-OJA) flew from London to Sydney non-stop during its 1989 promotional flight, flying 17,000 kilometers in about 20 hours.

• March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25): British Airways used a Boeing 777-200ER to fly the longest commercial non-stop flight with paying passengers, when chartered by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and his entourage of staff and journalists to fly from meetings in Brussels, traveling non-stop to ensure their attendance at the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.^[156] The flight, covering 17,157 kilometres (10,661 mi; 9,264 nmi) and lasting 18 hours, 45 minutes, included a BA staff of 20 to facilitate cockpit and cabin crew rotation during the flight.^[156]
• March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28): A Comlux Boeing 787-8, registered P4-787, set a new record for the longest commercial non-stop flight with paying passengers. It flew a non-scheduled (chartered), non-stop flight between the nearly antipodal points of Seoul–Incheon and Buenos Aires.^[157] The flight departed at 12:47 local time on March 28 and arrived on the same day at 21:26 local time, having covered a total of 19,483 kilometres (12,106 mi; 10,520 nmi) in 20 hours 19 minutes.^{[158][159][160]}
• October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07): A Qantas Boeing 787-9, registered VH-ZNH, flew 15,020 km (9,333 mi; 8,110 nmi) from Buenos Aires to Darwin. This was part of a series of repatriation flights that had taken place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[161] Similarly, repatriation flights from Adelaide to New Delhi, 9,569 km (5,946 mi; 5,167 nmi), had also taken place due to the pandemic, making it one of the longest non-stop flights from Australia to India in the past.^[162] The latter, Australia to India flights, were also flown with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, operated by Air India with registration VT-ANY.

Airliners

The longest-range Airbus jetliner in service is the Airbus A350-900ULR, which is capable of flying 18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi; 9,700 nmi) .^[163][164] The A380 is capable of flying 15,200 kilometres (9,400 mi; 8,200 nmi) with 544 passengers. The standard A350-900 can fly 15,000 kilometres (9,300 mi; 8,100 nmi) with 325 passengers.^[165] Airbus is currently developing^[166] a variant of the A350-1000 for Qantas which will have the same range as the Airbus A350-900ULR at a distance of 18,000 kilometres (11,000 mi; 9,700 nmi).^[167]

The longest-range Boeing airliner in service is the 777-200LR, which can cover 17,395 kilometres (10,809 mi; 9,393 nmi) with 301 passengers.^[168][169] Boeing also considered developing a 777-200LR derivative for Qantas. It would feature three additional auxiliary fuel tanks (six total), a lighter interior derived from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as well as lower density seating. This aircraft would have the ability to fly between Sydney and London with a range of just over 18,500 kilometres (11,510 mi; 10,000 nmi).^[170] The announced Boeing 777-8 will be capable of flying 16,170 kilometres (10,050 mi; 8,730 nmi) with 350 to 375 passengers.^[171] The Boeing 787-9 can fly 14,140 kilometres (8,790 mi; 7,630 nmi) with 290 passengers.^[172]

Many long-haul, non-stop routes that used to be uneconomical to operate are being made viable by the Airbus A330neo, the Airbus A350 XWB, and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.^[173]

Longest passenger flights

Non-stop flights (top 30, by great-circle distance)

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 conflict 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. Heathrow and Gatwick airports serving London, and Haneda and Narita serving Tokyo).

Rank	From	To	Airline	Flight number	Distance	Scheduled duration	Aircraft	First flight
1	New York–JFK	Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SQ 23	15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi)	18:50	A350-900ULR	Nov 9, 2020[174]
2	Newark			SQ 21	15,344 km (9,534 mi; 8,285 nmi)	18:45		Mar 27, 2022[175][note 2]
3	Auckland	Doha	Qatar Airways	QR 921	14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi)	17:15	A350-1000	Feb 6, 2017[178][179][note 3]
4	Perth	London–Heathrow	Qantas	QF 9	14,499 km (9,009 mi; 7,829 nmi)	17:45	787-9	Mar 24, 2018[181][note 4]
5	Dallas/Fort Worth	Melbourne		QF 22	14,472 km (8,992 mi; 7,814 nmi)	17:35		Dec 3, 2022[183][184]
6	Perth	Paris–CDG		QF 33	14,264 km (8,863 mi; 7,702 nmi)	17:20		July 12, 2024[185][186]
7	New York–JFK	Auckland		QF 4	14,207 km (8,828 mi; 7,671 nmi)	17:30[187]		Jun 14, 2023[188]
			Air New Zealand	NZ 1				Sep 17, 2022[189][190]
8	Auckland	Dubai	Emirates	EK 449	14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi)	17:25	A380-800	Mar 2, 2016[note 5]
9	Shenzhen	Mexico City–Benito Juárez	China Southern	CZ 8031	14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi)	16:00[191]	A350-900	May 11, 2024[192][193][note 6]
10	Los Angeles	Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SQ 37, SQ 35	14,114 km (8,770 mi; 7,621 nmi)	17:50		Nov 2, 2018[194][note 7]
11	San Francisco	Bengaluru	Air India	AI 176[196]	14,004 km (8,702 mi; 7,562 nmi)	17:55[197]	777-200LR	Jan 9, 2021[note 8][198]
12	Houston	Sydney	United Airlines	UA 101	13,834 km (8,596 mi; 7,470 nmi)	17:35	787-9	Jan 18, 2018[199]
13	Dallas/Fort Worth		Qantas	QF 8	13,804 km (8,577 mi; 7,454 nmi)	17:20		Sep 29, 2014[note 9][201][202]
14	New York–JFK	Manila	Philippine Airlines	PR 127	13,712 km (8,520 mi; 7,404 nmi)	17:15	A350-900	Oct 29, 2018[note 10][203]
15	San Francisco	Singapore	United Airlines	UA 1, UA 29	13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi)	17:35	787-9	Jun 1, 2016[204]
			Singapore Airlines	SQ 31, SQ 33			A350-900 A350-900ULR[128]	Oct 23, 2016[205]
16	Johannesburg	Atlanta	Delta Air Lines	DL 201	13,581 km (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi)	16:20	A350-900	Aug 1, 2021[206][note 11]
17	San Francisco	Mumbai	Air India	AI 180	13,529 km (8,407 mi; 7,305 nmi)	17:25	777-200LR	Dec 15, 2022 [209]
18	Dubai	Los Angeles	Emirates	EK 215	13,420 km (8,339 mi; 7,246 nmi)	16:20	A380-800	Oct 26, 2008[note 12][210]
19	Jeddah		Saudia	SV 41	13,409 km (8,332 mi; 7,240 nmi)	16:25	777-300ER	Mar 31, 2014[211]
20	Doha		Qatar Airways	QR 739, QR 741	13,367 km (8,306 mi; 7,218 nmi)	16:25	A350-1000	Jan 1, 2016[note 13]
21	Dallas/Fort Worth	Brisbane	American Airlines	AA 7	13,363 km (8,303 mi; 7,215 nmi)	15:55[212]	787-9	October 27, 2024[213][214] [note 14]
22	Perth	Rome–Fiumicino	Qantas	QF 5	13,354 km (8,298 mi; 7,211 nmi)	16:25		June 22, 2022[215][216]
23	Toronto	Manila	Philippine Airlines	PR 119	13,230 km (8,221 mi; 7,144 nmi)	16:50	A350-900	Feb 2, 2019[note 15]
24	Dubai	Houston	Emirates	EK 211	13,144 km (8,167 mi; 7,097 nmi)	16:15	A380-800	Dec 3, 2007[note 16][217]
25	Cape Town	Atlanta	Delta Air Lines	DL 211	13,084 km (8,130 mi; 7,065 nmi)	16:05	A350-900	Dec 3, 2022[218]
26	Dallas/Fort Worth	Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX 875	13,072 km (8,123 mi; 7,058 nmi)	16:10[219]	Airbus A350-1000	April 24, 2025[220][note 17]
27	Dubai	San Francisco	Emirates	EK 225	13,041 km (8,103 mi; 7,042 nmi)	16:00	A380-800	Dec 15, 2008[note 18][223]
28	Doha		Qatar Airways	QR 737	13,014 km (8,087 mi; 7,027 nmi)	15:45	A350-1000	Dec 15, 2020[224]
29	New York–JFK	Hong Kong	Cathay Pacific	CX 831/841/843	12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi)	16:15	777-300ER A350-900 A350-1000	Jul 1, 2004[225][note 19]
30	Seattle	Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SQ 27	12,988 km (8,070 mi; 7,013 nmi)	16:10	A350-900	Jun 2, 2022[227][note 20]

Direct flights with stops (12k+ km, by city pair great-circle distance)

An illustration of a San Francisco to Singapore "non-stop" flight (green) versus a "direct" flight (purple)

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.^[228] In the following table, the "Origin – Destination" column lists the great-circle distance between the origin and final destination, excluding the stop. The "All Sectors" column lists the total great-circle distance from the origin to the stop to the final destination.

Rank	Origin	Stop	Destination	Airline	Flight number	Distance Origin – Destination	Distance All sectors	Scheduled duration	Aircraft
1	Beijing–Capital	Madrid	São Paulo–Guarulhos	Air China	CA 897	17,578 km (10,922 mi; 9,491 nmi)	17,584 km (10,926 mi; 9,495 nmi)	25:55[229]	787-9[230]
2	Sydney	Singapore	London–Heathrow	British Airways	BA 16	17,016 km (10,573 mi; 9,188 nmi)	17,176 km (10,673 mi; 9,274 nmi)	23:55	777-300ER
				Qantas	QF 1			24:55	A380-800[231]
3		Perth	Paris–CDG	Qantas	QF 33	16,941 km (10,527 mi; 9,147 nmi)	17,548 km (10,904 mi; 9,475 nmi)	22:30	787-9
4	Nouméa	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi		Aircalin	SB 500	16,683 km (10,366 mi; 9,008 nmi)	17,621 km (10,949 mi; 9,515 nmi)	25:40	A330-900[232][233]
5	Sydney	Perth	Rome–Fiumicino	Qantas	QF 5[216]	16,342 km (10,154 mi; 8,824 nmi)	16,638 km (10,338 mi; 8,984 nmi)	22:50	787-9
6	Caracas	Havana Airport Moscow–Vnukovo	Guangzhou	Conviasa	VO 770	16,243 km (10,093 mi; 8,771 nmi)	16,945 km (10,529 mi; 9,150 nmi)	25:00	A340-600[234][235][236]
7	Sydney	Auckland	New York–JFK	Qantas	QF 3	16,013 km (9,950 mi; 8,646 nmi)	16,371 km (10,172 mi; 8,840 nmi)	22:40[237]	787-9
8	Toronto–Pearson	Vancouver	Sydney	Air Canada	AC 33	15,839 km (9,842 mi; 8,552 nmi)	15,847 km (9,847 mi; 8,557 nmi)	22:35	777-200LR
9	Paris–Orly	San Francisco	Papeete	French Bee	BF 710	15,728 km (9,773 mi; 8,492 nmi)	15,742 km (9,782 mi; 8,500 nmi)	19:55	A350-900
10	Paris–CDG	Seattle		Air Tahiti Nui	TN 57	15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi)	15,772 km (9,800 mi; 8,516 nmi)	21:45[238]	787-9
11		Los Angeles			TN 7		15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi)	19:55
				Air France	AF 26			20:40	A350-900
12	Singapore	Frankfurt	New York–JFK	Singapore Airlines	SQ 26	15,348 km (9,537 mi; 8,287 nmi)	16,488 km (10,245 mi; 8,903 nmi)	22:20	777-300ER[239]
13	Sydney	Kuala Lumpur	Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK 175	14,967 km (9,300 mi; 8,082 nmi)	14,968 km (9,301 mi; 8,082 nmi)	21:35[240]	A350-900[240]
14	Melbourne	Singapore			TK 169	14,634 km (9,093 mi; 7,902 nmi)	14,705 km (9,137 mi; 7,940 nmi)	20:45[241]	A350-900[242][243]
15	Dubai	Barcelona	Mexico City-Benito Juárez	Emirates	EK 255	14,345 km (8,914 mi; 7,746 nmi)	14,680 km (9,122 mi; 7,927 nmi)	20:20	777-200LR
16	Mexico City–Benito Juárez	Tijuana	Shenzhen	China Southern	CZ 8032	14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi)	14,167 km (8,803 mi; 7,650 nmi)	21:20 [note 6]	A350-900[58][192][193]
17	Los Angeles	Tokyo–Narita	Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SQ 11	14,113 km (8,769 mi; 7,620 nmi)	14,122 km (8,775 mi; 7,625 nmi)	19:25	777-300ER
18	Christchurch	Sydney	Dubai	Emirates	EK 413	14,050 km (8,730 mi; 7,586 nmi)	14,168 km (8,804 mi; 7,650 nmi)	17:50	A380-800[244]
19	Dubai	Rio de Janeiro–Galeão	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza		EK 247	13,675 km (8,497 mi; 7,384 nmi)	13,879 km (8,624 mi; 7,494 nmi)	19:35	777-300ER
20		Miami	Bogotá		EK 213	13,644 km (8,478 mi; 7,367 nmi)	15,050 km (9,352 mi; 8,126 nmi)	21:50[245][246]
21	Istanbul	São Paulo-Guarulhos	Santiago	Turkish Airlines	TK 215	13,094 km (8,136 mi; 7,070 nmi)	13,164 km (8,180 mi; 7,108 nmi)	18:50	A350-900[247][248]
22	Beijing–Capital	Madrid	Havana	Air China	CA 865	12,751 km (7,923 mi; 6,885 nmi)	16,702 km (10,378 mi; 9,018 nmi)	23:30[249]	787-9
23	Mumbai	Frankfurt	Toronto–Pearson	Air Canada	AC 47	12,513 km (7,775 mi; 6,756 nmi)	12,937 km (8,039 mi; 6,985 nmi)	20:20[250]
24	Addis Ababa	Rome–Fiumicino	Atlanta	Ethiopian Airlines	ET 518	12,397 km (7,703 mi; 6,694 nmi)	12,578 km (7,816 mi; 6,792 nmi)	18:00	787-8[251]
25	Istanbul	São Paulo-Guarulhos	Buenos Aires-Ezeiza	Turkish Airlines	TK 15	12,254 km (7,614 mi; 6,617 nmi)	12,267 km (7,622 mi; 6,624 nmi)	18:20	A350-900[252][253]

Discontinued non-stop flights (top 30, by great-circle distance)

Rank	From	To	Airline	Flight number	Distance	Scheduled duration	Aircraft	Final flight
1	Papeete	Paris–CDG	Air Tahiti Nui	TN 64	15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi)	16:20	787-9	Apr 19, 2020[254][23][24][25][26]
2	New York–JFK	Bangkok	Thai Airways	TG 793	13,965 km (8,677 mi; 7,540 nmi)	17:45	A340-500 A340-600	Jul 1, 2008[255]
3	Darwin	London–Heathrow	Qantas	QF 1, QF 9	13,872 km (8,620 mi; 7,490 nmi)	17:25	A380-800 787-9	Jun 18, 2022[256]
4	Melbourne	Tel Aviv	El Al	LY 86	13,736 km (8,535 mi; 7,417 nmi)	17:45	787-9	Apr 2, 2020[257][258][note 21]
5	Mumbai	Atlanta	Delta Air Lines	DL 185	13,696 km (8,510 mi; 7,395 nmi)	17:55	777-200LR	Oct 21, 2009[260][note 22]
6	Abu Dhabi	Los Angeles	Etihad Airways	EY 171	13,502 km (8,390 mi; 7,290 nmi)	16:40	777-200LR 777-300ER A340-500	Apr 20, 2020
7	Los Angeles	Bangkok	Thai Airways	TG 795	13,309 km (8,270 mi; 7,186 nmi)	17:20	A340-500 A340-600	Apr 30, 2012
8	Hyderabad	Chicago–O'Hare	Air India	AI 107	13,301 km (8,265 mi; 7,182 nmi)	16:45	777-200LR	Mar 25, 2022[262][263]
9	Vancouver	Melbourne	Air Canada	AC 37	13,183 km (8,192 mi; 7,118 nmi)	16:20	787-9	Mar 27, 2020[264][265]
10	Chicago–O'Hare	Auckland	Air New Zealand	NZ 27	13,170 km (8,183 mi; 7,111 nmi)	16:30		Mar 29, 2024[266][267]
11	Abu Dhabi	San Francisco	Etihad Airways	EY 183	13,129 km (8,158 mi; 7,089 nmi)	16:00	777-200LR	Oct 28, 2017
12	Washington–Dulles	Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok	Cathay Pacific	CX 861	13,121 km (8,153 mi; 7,085 nmi)	15:55	A350-1000	Feb 14, 2020[268]
13	Johannesburg	Washington–Dulles	South African Airways	SA 208	13,091 km (8,134 mi; 7,069 nmi)	16:50	A340-600	Apr 30, 2009[269]
14	Dallas/Fort Worth	Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok	American Airlines	AA 125	13,072 km (8,123 mi; 7,058 nmi)	17:00	777-300ER	Feb 15, 2020[270]
15	Abu Dhabi	Dallas/Fort Worth	Etihad Airways	EY 161	12,990 km (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi)	16:30	777-200LR	Mar 24, 2018[271][272]
16	Newark	Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok	United Airlines	UA 179	12,980 km (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi)	16:00	777-200ER 777-300ER	Feb 4, 2020[273][274][275][276][note 23]
			Cathay Pacific	CX 899			777-300ER A350-900	Feb 10, 2020[277]
17	Shanghai–Pudong	Mexico City	Aeroméxico	AM 99	12,916 km (8,026 mi; 6,974 nmi)	15:10	787-8 787-9	Dec 14, 2019
18	Johannesburg	New York–JFK	South African Airways	SA 203	12,824 km (7,968 mi; 6,924 nmi)	16:00	A340-600 A350-900	Mar 19, 2020[278]
19	Detroit	Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok	Delta Air Lines	DL 187	12,645 km (7,857 mi; 6,828 nmi)	15:45	777-200LR	Aug 30, 2012[279]
20	Dubai	Fort Lauderdale	Emirates	EK 213	12,594 km (7,826 mi; 6,800 nmi)	15:50		Mar 12, 2020[note 24]
21	Taipei	Newark	EVA Air	BR 32	12,552 km (7,799 mi; 6,778 nmi)	14:45	777-300ER	Oct 29, 2011[280][note 25]
22	Chicago–O'Hare	Hong Kong–Kai Tak	United Airlines	UA 895	12,534 km (7,788 mi; 6,768 nmi)	15:50	747-400	Jul 5, 1998[281][note 26]
23	London-Heathrow	Denpasar	Garuda Indonesia	GA 87	12,528 km (7,785 mi; 6,765 nmi)	15:35	777-300ER	Oct 8, 2019[282][283]
24	Cape Town	Fort Lauderdale	South African Airways	SA 203	12,342 km (7,669 mi; 6,664 nmi)	15:30	747-400	Apr 28, 2002[284]
25		Miami			12,340 km (7,668 mi; 6,663 nmi)			Jan 29, 2000[285]
26	Atlanta	Shanghai–Pudong	Delta Air Lines	DL 185	12,326 km (7,659 mi; 6,656 nmi)	15:55	777-200ER 777-200LR	Jan 30, 2020[286]
27	Lomé	Los Angeles	Ethiopian Airlines	ET 504	12,287 km (7,635 mi; 6,634 nmi)	15:25	787-8	Feb 13, 2019[287]
28	Dubai	Atlanta	Delta Air Lines	DL 7	12,230 km (7,599 mi; 6,604 nmi)	15:45	777-200LR	Feb 11, 2016[288]
29	New York–JFK	Chongqing	Hainan Airlines	HU 416	12,214 km (7,589 mi; 6,595 nmi)	15:10	787-9	Feb 1, 2020
30	Abu Dhabi	São Paulo–Guarulhos	Etihad Airways	EY 191	12,122 km (7,532 mi; 6,545 nmi)	15:00	777-200LR 777-300ER A340-500 A340-600	Mar 25, 2017[289]

Longest passenger flights (by aircraft type)

The sections below gives two separate views. The first one lists all the commercial passenger aircraft types and their currently scheduled and operating longest non-stop flight. The second section lists the longest non-stop flight ever regularly scheduled and operated by that commercial passenger 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
Airbus A220-100	Narrow-body Jetliner	Austin	Seattle	2,849 km (1,770 mi; 1,538 nmi)	4:52	Delta Air Lines	DL 780, DL 831
Airbus A220-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Riga	South Tenerife	4,512 km (2,804 mi; 2,436 nmi)	6:45	airBaltic	BT 761
Airbus A300-600	Wide-body Jetliner	Tehran	Rome–Fiumicino	3,431 km (2,132 mi; 1,853 nmi)	5:20	Iran Air	IR 739
Airbus A310	Wide-body Jetliner	Kabul	Istanbul	3,601 km (2,238 mi; 1,944 nmi)	5:45	Ariana Afghan Airlines	FG 719
Airbus A318	Narrow-body Jetliner	Nice	London–Heathrow	1,042 km (647 mi; 563 nmi)	2:05	Air France	AF 7550
Airbus A319	Narrow-body Jetliner	Yangon	Dubai	4,319 km (2,684 mi; 2,332 nmi)	6:00	Myanmar Airways International	8M 100
Airbus A319neo	Narrow-body Jetliner	Guangzhou	Ürümqi	3,278 km (2,037 mi; 1,770 nmi)	5:30	China Southern Airlines	CZ 6888
Airbus A320	Narrow-body Jetliner	São Paulo–Guarulhos	Bogotá	4,326 km (2,688 mi; 2,336 nmi)	6:10	Avianca, LATAM Airlines	AV 161/185/249, LA 4904
Airbus A320neo	Narrow-body Jetliner	Blagoveshchensk	Moscow–Domodedovo	5,620 km (3,492 mi; 3,035 nmi)	8:20	S7 Airlines	S7 3062[290]
					8:15	Ural Airlines	U6 350[290]
Airbus A321	Narrow-body Jetliner	Boston	San Francisco	4,352 km (2,704 mi; 2,350 nmi)	6:51	JetBlue	B6 133/333/733/1833
Airbus A321neo	Narrow-body Jetliner	Brisbane	Manila	5,789 km (3,597 mi; 3,126 nmi)	7:19	Philippine Airlines	PR 222
Airbus A321LR	Narrow-body Jetliner	Copenhagen	Washington–Dulles	6,557 km (4,074 mi; 3,540 nmi)	9:15	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	SK 925
Airbus A321XLR	Narrow-body Jetliner	Dublin	Nashville	6,285 km (3,905 mi; 3,394 nmi)	9:05	Aer Lingus	EI 77
Airbus A330-200	Wide-body Jetliner	Los Angeles	Brisbane	11,525 km (7,161 mi; 6,223 nmi)	14:45	Qantas	QF 16
Airbus A330-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Vancouver	Hong Kong–Chek Lap Kok	10,724 km (6,664 mi; 5,790 nmi)	13:55	Hong Kong Airlines	HX 81
Airbus A330-800	Wide-body Jetliner	Kuwait City	Casablanca	5,247 km (3,260 mi; 2,833 nmi)	8:00	Kuwait Airways	KU 123
Airbus A330-900	Wide-body Jetliner	Rome–Fiumicino	Los Angeles	10,226 km (6,354 mi; 5,522 nmi)	13:15	ITA Airways	AZ 620
Airbus A340-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Liberia	Zurich	9,455 km (5,875 mi; 5,105 nmi)	10:45	Edelweiss Air	WK 38
Airbus A340-600	Wide-body Jetliner	Caracas	Moscow–Vnukovo	9,921 km (6,165 mi; 5,357 nmi)	13:05	Conviasa	V0 770
Airbus A350-900	Wide-body Jetliner	Shenzhen	Mexico City–Benito Juárez	14,147 km (8,791 mi; 7,639 nmi)	16:00	China Southern	CZ 8031[58][192][193]
Airbus A350-900ULR	Wide-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	Singapore	15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi)	18:40	Singapore Airlines	SQ 23
Airbus A350-1000	Wide-body Jetliner	Auckland	Doha	14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi)	17:20	Qatar Airways	QR 921
Airbus A380	Wide-body Jetliner		Dubai	14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi)	17:10	Emirates	EK 449
ATR 42	Regional Turboprop	Resolute	Iqaluit	1,581 km (982 mi; 854 nmi)	3:40	Canadian North	882
ATR 72	Regional Turboprop	Totegegie	Papeete	1,655 km (1,028 mi; 894 nmi)	4:00	Air Tahiti	VT 951/953/954/955
Boeing 717	Narrow-body Jetliner	Newark	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	1,623 km (1,008 mi; 876 nmi)	3:10	Delta Air Lines	DL 1641/2242/2864/2866/2895
Boeing 737-200	Narrow-body Jetliner	Yellowknife	Resolute	1,560 km (969 mi; 842 nmi)	2:35	Canadian North (charter)	MPE 9201
Boeing 737-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Edmonton	West Palm Beach	4,047 km (2,515 mi; 2,185 nmi)	5:35		MPE 9750
Boeing 737-500	Narrow-body Jetliner	Novosibirsk	Tbilisi	3,109 km (1,932 mi; 1,679 nmi)	5:00	Georgian Airways	A9 746
Boeing 737-600	Narrow-body Jetliner	Moscow–Sheremetyevo	Algiers	3,337 km (2,074 mi; 1,802 nmi)	4:55	Air Algérie	AH 3001
Boeing 737-700	Narrow-body Jetliner	Yakutsk	Moscow-Vnukovo	4,927 km (3,061 mi; 2,660 nmi)	7:00	Yakutia Airlines	R3 275, R3 473
Boeing 737-800	Narrow-body Jetliner	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza	Panama City	5,331 km (3,313 mi; 2,879 nmi)	7:26	Copa Airlines	CM 501
Boeing 737-900	Narrow-body Jetliner	Houston	Seattle/Tacoma	3,016 km (1,874 mi; 1,629 nmi)	5:00	United Airlines	UA 522
Boeing 737-900ER	Narrow-body Jetliner	Anchorage	Kailua-Kona	4,626 km (2,874 mi; 2,498 nmi)	6:26	Alaska Airlines	AS 1312
Boeing 737 MAX 8	Narrow-body Jetliner	Brasília	Orlando	6,079 km (3,777 mi; 3,282 nmi)	8:10	Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes	G3 7602
Boeing 737 MAX 9	Narrow-body Jetliner	Montevideo	Panama City	5,447 km (3,385 mi; 2,941 nmi)	7:32	Copa Airlines	CM 124/284/369
Boeing 747-400	Wide-body Jetliner	Seoul–Incheon	Frankfurt	8,565 km (5,322 mi; 4,625 nmi)	13:50	Lufthansa	LH 713
Boeing 747-8	Wide-body Jetliner	Atlanta	Seoul–Incheon	11,510 km (7,152 mi; 6,215 nmi)	15:50	Korean Air	KE 36
Boeing 757-200	Narrow-body Jetliner	Reykjavík	Portland	6,016 km (3,738 mi; 3,248 nmi)	8:00	Icelandair	FI 665
Boeing 757-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Los Angeles	Honolulu	4,113 km (2,556 mi; 2,221 nmi)	6:07	United Airlines	UA 1431
Boeing 767-200ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Dushanbe	Moscow–Vnukovo	3,012 km (1,872 mi; 1,626 nmi)	4:10	Utair	UT 801
Boeing 767-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Seoul–Gimpo	Jeju	450 km (280 mi; 243 nmi)	1:10	Asiana Airlines	OZ 8925/8920/8947/8944
Boeing 767-300ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Munich	Houston	8,718 km (5,417 mi; 4,707 nmi)	12:10	United Airlines	UA 160
Boeing 767-400ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Newark	Honolulu	7,986 km (4,962 mi; 4,312 nmi)	11:12		UA 363
Boeing 777-200	Wide-body Jetliner	Houston		6,282 km (3,903 mi; 3,392 nmi)	8:42		UA 253
Boeing 777-200ER	Wide-body Jetliner	San Francisco	Sydney	11,937 km (7,417 mi; 6,445 nmi)	16:15		UA 829
Boeing 777-200LR	Wide-body Jetliner		Bengaluru	14,004 km (8,702 mi; 7,562 nmi)	17:55	Air India	AI 176[196]
Boeing 777-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Yuzhno–Sakhalinsk	Moscow–Sheremetyevo	6,662 km (4,140 mi; 3,597 nmi)	8:50	Rossiya Airlines	SU 6284
Boeing 777-300ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Jeddah	Los Angeles	13,409 km (8,332 mi; 7,240 nmi)	16:15	Saudia	SV 41
Boeing 787-8	Wide-body Jetliner	Chicago–O'Hare	Addis Ababa	12,194 km (7,577 mi; 6,584 nmi)	13:45	Ethiopian Airlines	ET 575
Boeing 787-9	Wide-body Jetliner	Perth	London–Heathrow	14,499 km (9,009 mi; 7,829 nmi)	17:50	Qantas	QF 9
Boeing 787-10	Wide-body Jetliner	Chicago–O'Hare	Tokyo–Haneda	10,147 km (6,305 mi; 5,479 nmi)	13:35	United Airlines	UA 881
Bombardier CRJ-200	Regional Jetliner	Tomsk	Nizhny Novgorod	2,525 km (1,569 mi; 1,363 nmi)	3:55	UVT Aero	RT 267, RT 582
Bombardier CRJ-700	Regional Jetliner	Atlanta	Aspen	2,099 km (1,304 mi; 1,133 nmi)	3:32	Delta Connection (opby SkyWest Airlines)	DL 4011
Bombardier CRJ-900	Regional Jetliner	Johannesburg	Entebbe	2,931 km (1,821 mi; 1,583 nmi)	4:15	Uganda Airlines	UR 711, UR 713
Bombardier CRJ-1000	Regional Jetliner	Munich	Madrid	1,498 km (931 mi; 809 nmi)	2:50	Iberia Regional (op by Air Nostrum)	IB 8715, IB 8827
Comac C909	Regional Jetliner	Manado	Guangzhou	2,832 km (1,760 mi; 1,529 nmi)	3:52	TransNusa	8B 167[291]
Comac C919	Narrow-body Jetliner	Shanghai–Hongqiao	Chengdu–Tianfu	1,618 km (1,005 mi; 874 nmi)	3:10[292]	China Eastern	MU 9197
Embraer ERJ-135	Regional Jetliner	Victoria Falls	Cape Town	1,900 km (1,181 mi; 1,026 nmi)	3:05	Airlink	4Z 391
Embraer ERJ-140	Regional Jetliner
Embraer ERJ-145	Regional Jetliner	White Plains	Miami–Opa Locka	1,787 km (1,110 mi; 965 nmi)	3:15	JSX	XE 500
Embraer E170	Regional Jetliner	Volgograd	Novosibirsk	2,686 km (1,669 mi; 1,450 nmi)	4:05	S7 Airlines	S7 5132
Embraer E175	Regional Jetliner	Portland	Anchorage	2,482 km (1,542 mi; 1,340 nmi)	3:57	Alaska Airlines (op by Horizon Air)	AS 2042
Embraer E190	Regional Jetliner	Saint Helena	Johannesburg	3,685 km (2,290 mi; 1,990 nmi)	4:45	Airlink	4Z 132
Embraer E195	Regional Jetliner	Astana	Minsk	2,923 km (1,816 mi; 1,578 nmi)	4:20	Belavia	B2 776
Embraer E190-E2	Regional Jetliner	Singapore	Davao	2,486 km (1,545 mi; 1,342 nmi)	3:35	Scoot	TR 358/368
Embraer E195-E2	Regional Jetliner	Montreal	Vancouver	3,693 km (2,295 mi; 1,994 nmi)	5:47	Porter Airlines	PD 373
Fairchild Dornier 328JET	Regional Jetliner	Atlanta–Peachtree	Cincinnati–Lunken	580 km (360 mi; 313 nmi)	1:06	Ultimate Air Shuttle	P1 433
Fokker 70	Regional Jetliner	Brisbane	The Granites	2,434 km (1,512 mi; 1,314 nmi)	4:10	Alliance Airlines	QQ 4821/4823
Fokker 100	Regional Jetliner
Tupolev Tu-204-100	Narrow-body Jetliner	Moscow-Domodedovo	Tel Aviv	2,611 km (1,622 mi; 1,410 nmi)	5:45	Red Wings Airlines	WZ 15/17
Tupolev Tu-214	Narrow-body Jetliner

Records

The table below lists the longest (by great-circle distance) regularly scheduled non-stop revenue flights ever operated by different types of aircraft. The table does not include special promotional or delivery flights, such as shown above.

Aircraft	Type	Origin	Destination	Distance	Scheduled duration	Airline	Flight number
Airbus A220-100	Narrow-body Jetliner	Washington–Dulles	Seattle/Tacoma	3,710 km (2,305 mi; 2,003 nmi)	6:20	Delta Air Lines	DL 1087[293][294]
Airbus A220-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Tampere	Tenerife–South	4,745 km (2,948 mi; 2,562 nmi)	7:00	airBaltic	BT 581[295]
Airbus A300-600	Wide-body Jetliner	Dakar–Senghor	New York–JFK	6,125 km (3,806 mi; 3,307 nmi)	8:35	Air Afrique	RK 531/541/551/571[note 27]
Airbus A310	Wide-body Jetliner	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza		8,500 km (5,282 mi; 4,590 nmi)	12:10	Aerolíneas Argentinas	AR 1300[104]
Airbus A318	Narrow-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	London–City	5,569 km (3,460 mi; 3,007 nmi)	7:05	British Airways	BA 2/BA 4
Airbus A319	Narrow-body Jetliner	Khabarovsk	Yekaterinburg	4,862 km (3,021 mi; 2,625 nmi)	7:05	Ural Airlines	U6 174
Airbus A319LR	Narrow-body Jetliner	Düsseldorf	Chicago–O'Hare	6,808 km (4,230 mi; 3,676 nmi)	9:15	Lufthansa	LH 436[296][297]
Airbus A320	Narrow-body Jetliner	Blagoveschensk	Moscow	5,608 km (3,485 mi; 3,028 nmi)	7:29	S7 Airlines	S7 3064
Airbus A320neo	Narrow-body Jetliner	Melbourne	Bandar Seri Begawan	5,646 km (3,508 mi; 3,049 nmi)	7:10	Royal Brunei Airlines	BI 54
Airbus A321	Narrow-body Jetliner	Tel Aviv	Reykjavik	5,284 km (3,283 mi; 2,853 nmi)	7:15	WOW Air	WW 699
Airbus A321neo	Narrow-body Jetliner	Reykjavik	Los Angeles	6,942 km (4,314 mi; 3,748 nmi)	9:35		WW 173
Airbus A321LR	Narrow-body Jetliner	Oakland	Terceira	7,874 km (4,892 mi; 4,251 nmi)	9:49	Azores Airlines	S4 236[298]
Airbus A321XLR	Narrow-body Jetliner	Dublin	Cleveland	5,578 km (3,466 mi; 3,012 nmi)	7:54	Aer Lingus	EI87
Airbus A330-200	Wide-body Jetliner	Los Angeles	Melbourne	12,778 km (7,940 mi; 6,900 nmi)	15:50	Qantas	QF 94
Airbus A330-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Mumbai	Sydney	10,152 km (6,308 mi; 5,482 nmi)	11:15		QF 124
Airbus A330-800	Wide-body Jetliner	Kuwait City	New York–JFK	10,223 km (6,352 mi; 5,520 nmi)	13:25	Kuwait Airways	KU 117
Airbus A330-900	Wide-body Jetliner	Rome-Fiumicino	Los Angeles	10,226 km (6,354 mi; 5,522 nmi)	13:05	ITA Airways	AZ 620
Airbus A340-200	Wide-body Jetliner	Buenos Aires	Sydney	11,789 km (7,325 mi; 6,366 nmi)	15:50	Aerolineas Argentinas	AR 1182
Airbus A340-300	Wide-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	Johannesburg	12,824 km (7,968 mi; 6,924 nmi)	14:45	South African Airways	SA 204
Airbus A340-500	Wide-body Jetliner	Newark	Singapore	15,345 km (9,535 mi; 8,286 nmi)	18:50	Singapore Airlines	SQ 21
Airbus A340-600	Wide-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi	13,963 km (8,676 mi; 7,539 nmi)	17:45	Thai Airways International	TG 790
Airbus A350-900	Wide-body Jetliner		Singapore	15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi)	18:40	Singapore Airlines	SQ 23
Airbus A350-900ULR	Wide-body Jetliner
Airbus A350-1000	Wide-body Jetliner	Auckland	Doha	14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi)	17:15	Qatar Airways	QR 921
Airbus A380	Wide-body Jetliner		Dubai	14,200 km (8,823 mi; 7,667 nmi)	17:25	Emirates	EK 449
Boeing BBJ1	Narrow-body Jetliner	Amsterdam	Houston	8,067 km (5,013 mi; 4,356 nmi)	10:40	KLM	KL 663[299][300]
Boeing BBJ2	Narrow-body Jetliner	Zurich	Newark	6,349 km (3,945 mi; 3,428 nmi)	8:50	Swiss	LX 18[301][302]
Boeing 707-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Buenos Aires	Madrid	10,062 km (6,252 mi; 5,433 nmi)	13:00	Aerolineas Argentinas	AR 1132 [303]
Boeing 717	Narrow-body Jetliner	Kansas City	Seattle/Tacoma	2,397 km (1,489 mi; 1,294 nmi)	3:35	Midwest Airlines	YX 89 [304]
Boeing 727-100	Narrow-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	Los Angeles	3,983 km (2,475 mi; 2,151 nmi)	6:00	MGM Grand Air	MG 300[305]
Boeing 727-200ADV	Narrow-body Jetliner	Charlotte	San Francisco	3,695 km (2,296 mi; 1,995 nmi)	5:45	Piedmont Airlines	PI 7[306]
Boeing 737-200	Narrow-body Jetliner	Montreal	Vancouver	3,693 km (2,295 mi; 1,994 nmi)	5:40	CP Air	CP 87[307]
Boeing 737-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	San Francisco	Newark	4,128 km (2,565 mi; 2,229 nmi)	5:14	Continental Airlines	CO 449
Boeing 737-400	Narrow-body Jetliner	Oslo	Gran Canaria	4,105 km (2,551 mi; 2,217 nmi)	5:20	SAS Scandinavian Airlines	SK 4697
Boeing 737-600	Narrow-body Jetliner	Ottawa	Vancouver	3,562 km (2,213 mi; 1,923 nmi)	5:13	WestJet	WS 143
Boeing 737-700	Narrow-body Jetliner	Cairns	Tokyo–Haneda	5,838 km (3,628 mi; 3,152 nmi)	7:45	Virgin Australia	VA 77
Boeing 737-700ER	Narrow-body Jetliner	Tokyo–Narita	Mumbai	6,796 km (4,223 mi; 3,670 nmi)	9:45	All Nippon Airways	NH 944[308][309][310][311]
Boeing 737-800	Narrow-body Jetliner	Brasília	Orlando	6,079 km (3,777 mi; 3,282 nmi)	7:50	Gol Transportes Aéreos	G3 7602
Boeing 737-900	Narrow-body Jetliner	Miami	Seattle/Tacoma	4,384 km (2,724 mi; 2,367 nmi)	6:57	Alaska Airlines	AS 17[312][313]
Boeing 737-900ER	Narrow-body Jetliner	Dar es Salaam	Istanbul	5,438 km (3,379 mi; 2,936 nmi)	7:25	Turkish Airlines	TK 604
Boeing 737 MAX 8	Narrow-body Jetliner	Melbourne	Kuala Lumpur	6,306 km (3,918 mi; 3,405 nmi)	8:35	Batik Air Malaysia	OD 174 / OD 176[314]
Boeing 737 MAX 9	Narrow-body Jetliner	Reykjavik	Seattle/Tacoma	5,830 km (3,623 mi; 3,148 nmi)	7:50	Icelandair	FI 681
Boeing 747SP	Wide-body Jetliner	Los Angeles	Sydney	12,051 km (7,488 mi; 6,507 nmi)	15:40	Pan Am	PA 815[315][note 28]
					14:45	Qantas	QF 12[316]
					14:55	United Airlines	UA 815[317]
Boeing 747-100	Wide-body Jetliner	Minneapolis/Saint Paul	Tokyo–Narita	9,576 km (5,950 mi; 5,171 nmi)	12:40	Northwest Airlines	NW 19[318]
Boeing 747-200	Wide-body Jetliner	New York–JFK		10,854 km (6,744 mi; 5,861 nmi)	13:50	Japan Airlines	JL 5[319]
					13:40	Northwest Airlines	NW 17[320]
					13:50	United Airlines	UA 801[321]
Boeing 747-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Hong Kong–Kai Tak	San Francisco	11,127 km (6,914 mi; 6,008 nmi)	11:00	Singapore Airlines	SQ 2[322][323][324]
Boeing 747-400	Wide-body Jetliner	Atlanta	Johannesburg	13,581 km (8,439 mi; 7,333 nmi)	15:05	South African Airways	SA 212[115]
Boeing 747-400D	Wide-body Jetliner	Tokyo–Haneda	Okinawa–Naha	1,554 km (966 mi; 839 nmi)	2:50	All Nippon Airways	NH 127
Boeing 747-400ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Sydney	Dallas/Fort Worth	13,804 km (8,577 mi; 7,454 nmi)	15:25	Qantas	QF 7
Boeing 747-8	Wide-body Jetliner	Atlanta	Seoul–Incheon	11,510 km (7,152 mi; 6,215 nmi)	15:40	Korean Air	KE 36
Boeing 757-200	Narrow-body Jetliner	Buenos Aires–Ezeiza	Mexico City	7,378 km (4,584 mi; 3,984 nmi)	9:50	Mexicana Airlines	MX 1690
Boeing 757-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Reykjavik	Denver	5,742 km (3,568 mi; 3,100 nmi)	8:05	Icelandair	FI 671
Boeing 767-200ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Tokyo–Narita	Mexico City	11,272 km (7,004 mi; 6,086 nmi)	12:55	Aeroméxico	AM 57[325][326]
Boeing 767-300ER	Wide-body Jetliner
Boeing 767-400ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Munich	Houston	8,718 km (5,417 mi; 4,707 nmi)	11:30	United Airlines	UA 105
Boeing 777-200	Wide-body Jetliner	São Paulo–Guarulhos	Chicago–O'Hare	8,404 km (5,222 mi; 4,538 nmi)	10:30[327]		UA 845
Boeing 777-200ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Seattle	Kuala Lumpur	12,994 km (8,074 mi; 7,016 nmi)	16:45	Malaysia Airlines	MH 91[328]
Boeing 777-200LR	Wide-body Jetliner	Auckland	Doha	14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi)	17:50	Qatar Airways	QR 921[329]
Boeing 777-300	Wide-body Jetliner	Moscow–Vnukovo	Los Angeles	9,817 km (6,100 mi; 5,301 nmi)	14:35	Transaero	UN 557
Boeing 777-300ER	Wide-body Jetliner	New York–JFK	Manila	13,712 km (8,520 mi; 7,404 nmi)	17:00	Philippine Airlines	PR 127
Boeing 787-8	Wide-body Jetliner	San Francisco	Singapore	13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi)	16:43	United Airlines	UA 1
Boeing 787-9	Wide-body Jetliner	Papeete	Paris–CDG	15,715 km (9,765 mi; 8,485 nmi)	16:20[330]	Air Tahiti Nui	TN 64 [23][24][25][26]
Boeing 787-10	Wide-body Jetliner	Johannesburg	Newark	12,858 km (7,990 mi; 6,943 nmi)	15:50	United Airlines	UA 187
Bombardier CRJ-200	Regional Jetliner	Calgary	Houston	2,813 km (1,748 mi; 1,519 nmi)	3:54	Air Canada Express (op by Jazz Aviation)	AC 8103
Bombardier CRJ-700	Regional Jetliner	Atlanta	Tucson	2,480 km (1,541 mi; 1,339 nmi)	4:45	Delta Connection (op by SkyWest Airlines)	DL 1976
Bombardier CRJ-900	Regional Jetliner	Johannesburg	Entebbe	2,931 km (1,821 mi; 1,583 nmi)	4:15	Uganda Airlines	UR 711
Comac C909	Regional Jetliner	Manado	Guangzhou	2,832 km (1,760 mi; 1,529 nmi)	3:52	TransNusa	8B 167[291]
Comac C919	Narrow-body Jetliner	Shanghai–Hongqiao	Chengdu–Tianfu	1,618 km (1,005 mi; 874 nmi)	3:10[292]	China Eastern	MU 9197
Consolidated PBY Catalina	Seaplane	Nedlands	Koggala	5,625 km (3,495 mi; 3,037 nmi)	27:15-32:09[331][332]	Qantas	1Q / 2Q[333][note 29]
Concorde	Narrow-body Supersonic liner	Singapore	Bahrain[334]	6,332 km (3,935 mi; 3,419 nmi)	4:25	Singapore Airlines	SQ 17 / SQ 301[335]
Embraer ERJ-145	Regional Jetliner	Acapulco	Los Angeles	2,665 km (1,656 mi; 1,439 nmi)	4:05	Delta Connection (op by ExpressJet Airlines)	DL 7728[336]
Embraer E170	Regional Jetliner	Newark	Oklahoma City	2,132 km (1,325 mi; 1,151 nmi)	3:38	United Express	UA 3532
Embraer E175	Regional Jetliner	Washington–Dulles	Bozeman	2,854 km (1,773 mi; 1,541 nmi)	4:46	United Express (op by Mesa Airlines)	UA 6225
Embraer E190	Regional Jetliner	Lagos	Nairobi	3,835 km (2,383 mi; 2,071 nmi)	5:20	Kenya Airways	KQ 533/535[337]
Embraer E195	Regional Jetliner	Minsk	Astana	2,923 km (1,816 mi; 1,578 nmi)	4:00	Belavia	B2 775
Embraer E190-E2	Regional Jetliner	Bergen	Larnaca	3,486 km (2,166 mi; 1,882 nmi)	4:23	Widerøe	WF 7700
Embraer E195-E2	Regional Jetliner	Lagos	Johannesburg	4,511 km (2,803 mi; 2,436 nmi)	6:15	Air Peace	P4 7563[338][339]
Douglas DC-8-62	Narrow-body Jetliner	Tokyo–Narita	New York–JFK	10,854 km (6,744 mi; 5,861 nmi)	12:30	Japan Airlines	JL 2[340][note 30]
Douglas DC-9-50	Narrow-body Jetliner	Helsinki	Madrid	2,950 km (1,833 mi; 1,593 nmi)	4:25	Finnair	AY 883[341]
Lockheed Constellation L-1649A	Propliner	San Francisco	Paris–Orly	9,001 km (5,593 mi; 4,860 nmi)	19:45	Trans World Airlines	TW 850[91][96]
Lockheed L-1011-500	Wide-body Jetliner	Frankfurt	Los Angeles	9,344 km (5,806 mi; 5,045 nmi)	11:55	Delta Air Lines	DL 57[342]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER	Wide-body Jetliner	Seattle/Tacoma	Hong Kong–Kai Tak	10,443 km (6,489 mi; 5,639 nmi)	14:25	United Airlines	UA 17[343]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	Wide-body Jetliner	Los Angeles		11,663 km (7,247 mi; 6,298 nmi)	15:25	Delta Air Lines	DL 89[344]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83	Narrow-body Jetliner	Malabo	Madrid	4,252 km (2,642 mi; 2,296 nmi)	5:50	Ecuato Guineana (op by Spanair)	JK 132
Tupolev Tu-114D	Propliner	Havana	Moscow–Sheremetyevo	9,594 km (5,961 mi; 5,180 nmi)	16:25[345]	Aeroflot	SU 047[346][100]
Tupolev Tu-204-300	Narrow-body Jetliner	Vladivostok	Moscow–Vnukovo	6,452 km (4,009 mi; 3,484 nmi)	8:50	Vladivostok Air	XF 459[347]

Future routes

Scheduled services

New and soon to be launched non-stop flights with distances exceeding 12,952 kilometres (8,048 mi; 6,994 nmi), placing them on the top 30 list, have been announced:

From	To	Airline	Flight number	Distance	Scheduled duration	Aircraft	First flight
San Francisco	Adelaide	United Airlines	UA 207	12,988 km (8,070 mi; 7,013 nmi)	15:55[348]	Boeing 787-9	December 11, 2025[349]

Envisioned services (by distance)

• According to a report published in September 2015, Miami International Airport (Florida) was in talks with EVA Air and China Airlines of Taiwan to launch before 2018 a non-stop 13,922 km (8,651 mi; 7,517 nmi) flight to Taipei.^[350] 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.^[351] 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.^[352][353] In May 2017, the region's aviation department director predicted such a flight would happen within the next 24 months.^[354] In November 2020, Starlux Airlines applied for rights to operate this Taipei – Miami route along with 14 others.^[355] In 2023, Starlux announced they intend to launch one new US destination per year to connect to the "Western, Midwest, and Eastern" US.^[356]

• On August 25, 2017, Qantas announced "Project Sunrise" aiming to launch new ultra-long-haul non-stop "Kangaroo Routes" from Australia to major destinations including London, New York, and Paris.^[357] On October 20, 2019, Qantas demonstrated the New York City to Sydney flight using a Boeing 787-9.^[358] The flight took 19 hours, 15 minutes and the 49 people on the plane were staff and selected guests. In order to make the flight possible, the weight had to be precisely trimmed by limiting the number of passengers and cargo weight. One month later, departing on November 14, 2019, and landing on November 15, Qantas demonstrated another "Project Sunrise" route using a 787-9 to fly from London–Heathrow to Sydney Airport non-stop with 52 passengers on board. The flight lasted 19 hours, 19 minutes and traveled a distance of 17,750 kilometres (11,029 mi; 9,584 nmi).^[359] In December 2019, Qantas announced they had selected an Airbus A350-1000 (with some potential modifications) for Project Sunrise if the flights proceed.^[360] The Airbus A350-1000 entered into service in February 2018 with a range of 16,100 kilometres (10,004 mi; 8,693 nmi)^[361] and is capable of flying non-stop both Sydney – London and Sydney – New York City.^[362][360]

• In November 2019, El Al announced it was exploring a new non-stop Tel Aviv – Melbourne route with 3 initial scheduled roundtrip "test" flights,^[363] covering a great-circle distance of 13,736 km (8,535 mi; 7,417 nmi).^[364] While tickets went on sale in December 2019, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic's impact on international flights, only the first of the three flights was operated on April 2, 2020. It covered an actual flight distance of 14,760 km (9,171 mi; 7,970 nmi).^[365] The flight distance was 1000 km longer than the great-circle distance for the route due to flights to and from Israel were not allowed to traverse Saudi Arabian or Omani airspace. In July 2022, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace to all Israeli carriers for the first time^[366] and in February 2023 Oman opened its airspace to all "qualified commercial carriers"^[367] thus bringing the operation of this route along the great-circle routing closer to viability. In March 2023, El Al signed a LOI and announced they are (re)launching this route "by June 2024" with thrice weekly services using their Boeing 787 fleet.^[368][369]

• In May 2021, Vietnam Airlines received Vietnam government approval^[370] to use its A350-900 and 787-9 aircraft on multiple non-stop North American routes including the long routes of Ho Chi Minh City to New York–JFK, a great-circle distance of 14,307 km (8,890 mi; 7,725 nmi) and Ho Chi Minh City to Dallas-Fort Worth, a great-circle distance of 14,557 km (9,045 mi; 7,860 nmi).^[371][370] In November 2021, Vietnam Airlines launched the first of such transpacific flights flying between Ho Chi Minh City and San Francisco.^[372]

• In September 2023, in its updated marketing materials, Turkish Airlines announced their future routes they are working to develop. Amongst the ones newly added was an Istanbul-Santiago route that if operated non-stop will cover a great circle distance of 13,094 km (8,136 mi; 7,070 nmi).^[373] This route was mentioned again by the Turkish Airlines chairman in March 2024 of envisioned launching in 2026 once their A350-1000 aircraft started to be delivered.^[374] An indirect version of the service with a stopover in São Paulo began in late 2024, with the airline's first plane landing at Santiago's Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport on December 18.^[375]

• In October 2024, Air India received approval from India's DGCA for flights to be operated from New Delhi to Dallas Fort Worth. The approved flight of AI 109 would cover a great circle distance of 13,173 km (8,185 mi; 7,113 nmi) if/when it is scheduled for sale and operation.^[376]

• Turkish Airlines launched direct flights from Istanbul to Melbourne via Singapore and to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur in 2024.^[377][378] In December 2024, it was reported that Turkish Airlines would start non-stop flights from Istanbul to Melbourne, a great-circle distance of 14,634 km (9,093 mi; 7,902 nmi), and from Istanbul to Sydney, a great-circle distance of 14,967 km (9,300 mi; 8,082 nmi), in 2026, upon delivery of Airbus A350-1000 jets.^[379] In January 2025, the airline's Chairman announced their intention to start direct flights from Istanbul to Auckland via Singapore in 2025.^[380] In April 2025, it was reported that non-stop flights from Istanbul to Auckland, a great-circle distance of 17,069 km (10,606 mi; 9,217 nmi), were also considered.^[381] If this happens, Istanbul-Auckland route will mark the longest non-stop flight, according to common knowledge as of mid-2025.

Services that never began

• In August 2015, Emirates announced that non-stop flights between Dubai and Panama City, Panama would begin on 1 February 2016, covering 13,821 km (8,588 mi; 7,463 nmi)^[382] 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." Emirates latest public update on this route was in April 2018 where Emirates' CCO stated "We are still looking at Panama. We had some conversations recently with a delegation from Panama".^[383] In 2015, it would have been the world's longest non-stop flight.

• In July 2019, Qantas announced and began selling tickets for new non-stop flights between Brisbane and Chicago-O'Hare that would begin operation in April 2020 covering 14,325 km (8,901 mi; 7,735 nmi) in 16 hours, 20 minutes eastbound using a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. (Flight number QF 85 and 86 in reference to the Chicago Bears 1986 Super Bowl Championship team).^[384][385] However, in March 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic Qantas announced it was delaying the route's launch to September 2020. In July 2020, as part of Australia's pandemic response, almost all international flights were canceled until March 2021, including this new route.^[386] In January 2021, Qantas reopened its international flights for booking for 2021 and this new route was no longer included in their schedules for the foreseeable future/the rest of 2021. It would have been the world's fourth longest non-stop flight. In early 2023, the topic was surfaced again by Qantas, but still no firm plans announced for the envisioning of launching this route.^[387]

• In October 2019, American Airlines announced flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch to commence in October 2020. Flights were expected to take over 13 hours, being flown 3 times weekly. The flight would have come in on average around 11,080 km (6,880 mi; 5,980 nmi). However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the route has never been flown, and United Airlines has instead started flights from San Francisco to Christchurch, opening the door for American to join as direct competition.^[388]

• In February 2020, American Airlines announced flight AA180/181 between Seattle–Tacoma and Bengaluru, covering a great-circle distance of 13,000 km (8,078 mi; 7,019 nmi).^[389] Though originally planned for October 2020, the launch was delayed repeatedly amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as of 2024 has not launched.^{[390][391][392][393]}

See also

• Aviation portal

• Aircraft records
• Flight length
• ETOPS
• Flight distance record
• Flight endurance record
• World's longest domestic flight
• Westray to Papa Westray flight, the shortest commercial flight in the world

Notes

1. Note The "Double Sunrise" route continued to be operated from July 18, 1945 until April 6, 1946 by Qantas Liberators (loaned from BOAC) and Qantas Avro Lancastrians, but with shorter flown distances (departing what is now PER, stopping for refuelling at the RAF base at Minneriya, and landing at what is now CMB) and shorter flight times (faster cruise speeds).^[72]
2. Service began on June 28, 2004, at which point it was the longest non-stop commercial flight. This flight was operated using an A340-500 in an all business class configuration of 100 seats from 2008 until the route's cancellation on November 23, 2013.^[176][177]
   The route was revived on 11 Oct 2018 using an A350-900 operating until 25 Mar 2020 when it was ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
   The route was subsequently restarted on March 27, 2022 using an A350-900ULR with 67 business class and 94 premium economy seats.

   See also: Singapore Airlines Flights 21 and 22
3. This flight was previously operated by QR from February 6, 2017 - April 19, 2020 using Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. At the time of its launch (Feb 2017) it was the longest flight in the world. It was resumed by Qatar Airways on September 1, 2023.
   Prior to the resumption, flights from Auckland to Doha previously operated with a stop in Adelaide, Australia.^[180]
4. The Perth-London Heathrow flight was originally launched on March 24, 2018, it paused its operations during COVID with its last flight operated on September 22, 2021, (and a replacement QF9 flight was subsequently temporarily operated from Darwin). The Perth-London Heathrow route was subsequently resumed on 23 May 2022.^[182]
5. Service began on March 2, 2016, operated by Boeing 777-200LR between March 3, 2016 and October 29, 2016 before being upgauged to the A380. It was suspended between March 29, 2020 and December 2, 2022.
6. The outbound leg is a direct flight from Shenzhen to Mexico City. The returning leg, however, makes a refueling stop at Tijuana due to wind directions and the reduced takeoff performance due to the high elevation of Mexico City.
7. This route was first launched on February 3, 2004 by Singapore Airlines using an A340-500, at which point it was the world's longest non-stop commercial flight.^[195]
8. Service began Jan 9, 2021 using the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and the route was initially operated until Mar 26, 2022. It was resumed on Dec 2, 2022.
9. 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 May 16, 2011.^[200]
10. This route has also been operated by a Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
11. DL201 originally began on June 9, 2009 operated by a 777-200LR.^[207] It ended on April 20, 2020 prior to relaunching 16 months later on August 1, 2021 operated by an A350-900.^[208] This route was first operated (in an eastbound direction, ATL-JNB only) non-stop by South African Airways with a Boeing 747-400 on Feb 1, 2000, which was the longest commercial flight at the time.
12. This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
13. This route was primarily operated by the Boeing 777-200LR between January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2020, with some sporadic operation by the Boeing 777-300ER.
14. Note the westbound part of this route was previously operated by Qantas with their 747-400ER until Sep 29, 2014 as part of the DFW-BNE-SYD triangle route. This flight is the first nonstop commercial flight eastbound from BNE to DFW.
15. This route has also been operated by a Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
16. This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
17. Note this route was previously operated by American Airlines from June 11 2014 - Feb 15 2020^[221][222]
18. This route has also been operated by the Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER at various points in the past.
19. Service on this route previously began on April 1, 2001 by United Airlines using Boeing 747-400 aircraft, at which time it was the world's longest daily non-stop commercial flight. United subsequently ended the route on Sep 1, 2001. Cathay Pacific formerly operated this route with the Airbus A340-600 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.^[226]
20. This is a relaunch of the SIN-SEA route operated by Singapore Airlines from Sep 3, 2019 – Mar 22, 2020.
21. In 2019, El Al, had announced 3 scheduled "trial flights" TLV-MEL and tickets were placed on sale, however due to the travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic, they only operated the first of the three planned flights but still on a commercial basis, not as a repatriation flight (TLV-PER two weeks prior followed by TLV-MEL in April).^[259] This route continues to be examined for future operation by El Al, see Envisioned services
22. This was the longest flight ever operated by Delta Air Lines.^[261]
23. This route continues to be scheduled with tickets on sale, even though it has not operated in several years. It is not expected that this route will resume operation in the near future due to the ban on American carriers using Russian airspace, which is needed for this route.
24. EK 213 now operates to nearby Miami International Airport with the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
25. BR 32 now operates to nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport also with the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
26. This was the world's longest flight from its commencement in 1996 until its cancellation in 1998. Now operates to nearby Hong Kong International Airport with the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
27. The flight number appears to have corresponded to each day of the week that the flight operated.
28. Service began in late 1982, and continued as PA 815 until United bought Pan Am's Pacific route network in April 1985. On February 12, 1986, the flight was renumbered to UA 815.
29. The Double Sunrise flight numbers were 1Q[*] (eastbound to Perth eastbound), and 2Q[*] (westbound to Koggala), the number after the Q was sequential and used for both directions once from 1Q1 and 2Q1 through to 1Q133^[333]
30. The return flight JL 1 had a refueling stop in San Francisco.