Aviation
Top 10 Longest Flights in the World 2018
Top 10 Longest Flights in the World 2018
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.
FILE PHOTO A Qatar Airways aircraft is seen at a runway of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Greece, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo – RTX2LRCE
- QATAR Airways (QR 921)
Destination: Auckland to Doha
Distance: 14,535 km (9,032 mi; 7,848 nmi)
Duration: 17:40 to 18:20 Hour
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR
First Flight 5 Feb 2017
Qantas starts History-making flight Direct to London by its B787-9
- Qantas Airways (QF9)
Destination: Perth to London
Distance: 14,500 km (9,010 mi; 7,829 nmi)
Duration: 17:20 Hours
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
First Flight: 24 Mar 2018
- Emirates (EK 449)
Destination: Auckland to Dubai
Distance: 14,201 km (8,824 mi; 7,668 nmi)
Duration: 17:05 to 17:20 Hours
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800
First Flight: 2 Mar 2016
- United Airlines (UA37)
Destination: Los Angeles to Singapore
Distance: 14,114 km (8,770 mi; 7,621 nmi)
Duration: 17:00 to 17:55 Hours
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
First Flight: 27 Oct 2017
- United Airlines (UA 101)
Destination: Houston to Sydney
Distance: 13,834 km (8,596 mi; 7,470 nmi)
Duration: 17:30 hours
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
First Flight: 18 Jan 2018
- Qantas (QF8)
Destination: Dallas/Fort Worth to Sydney
Distance: 13,805 km (8,578 mi; 7,454 nmi)
Duration: 16:50 to 17:05 Hours
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800
First Flight: 16 February 2018 (Retrieved)
- United Airlines (UA1) & Singapore Airline (SQ31)
Destination: San Francisco to Singapore
Distance: 13,593 km (8,446 mi; 7,340 nmi)
Duration: 16:30 to 17:35 Hours
Aircraft: United Airlines (Boeing 787-9) & Singapore Airline (Airbus A350-900)
First Flight: UA – 1 Jun 2016 / SA -23 Oct 2016
8 . Delta Air Lines (DL 201)
Destination: Johannesburg to Atlanta
Distance: 13,582 km (8,439 mi; 7,334 nmi)
Duration: 16:03 to 16:55 Hours
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR
First Flight: 1 Jun 2009
- Etihad Airways (EY171)
Destination: Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles
Distance: 13,503 km (8,390 mi; 7,291 nmi)
Duration: 16:35 to 17:00 Hours
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER
First Flight: 1 Jun 2014
- Emirates (EK 215)
Destination: Dubai to Los Angeles
Distance: 13,420 km (8,339 mi; 7,246 nmi)
Duration: 16:00 to 16:20 Hours
Aircraft: Airbus A380-800
First Flight: 26 Oct 2008
