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Longest Regularly Scheduled Flight

Dmanmtl From Canada, joined May 2006, 92 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 4122 times:

I am flying from YYZ-HKG in a couple of weeks - this flight is times at 15h20mins, however last time I flew this route it was an hour longer than this.

It got me wondering, what is currently the longest scheduled flight...I realize this is not it but it must be up there...

D in Mtl

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Qantas744ER From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 1252 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 4092 times:

SQ with the 345 SIN-EWR-SIN

Leo

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Thegeek From Australia, joined Nov 2007, 2612 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3990 times:

Have a look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_flights#Longest_flights
for a list of the longest flights in order. Yours is 14th, behind LAX-MEL.

Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21029 posts, RR: 60
Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3943 times:

It's tied for the 16th longest scheduled flight, but it's the 14th longest scheduled route, as 2 ahead of it have 2 daily (or 1 daily by two airlines).

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RJLover From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 567 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3929 times:

Quoting Thegeek (Reply 2):

I think he may be referring to flight time, while the Wiki article sorts it by distance. Doing a rough count, It looks like there are actually 22 flights longer (by time) than AC's YYZ-HKG.

Last Flight(s): YHZ-EWR-FLL // MIA-YYZ-YOW-YHZ.....Next Flight(s):

Tayser From Australia, joined Mar 2008, 1087 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3888 times:

going by that list if AC were to ever service YVR-MEL it would become their longest non-stop and easily in the top 10 - edging near 16 hours based on 15h25m YVR-SYD.

über-long haul.

Alphaomega From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 532 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3833 times:

Quoting Qantas744ER (Reply 1):
SQ with the 345 SIN-EWR-SIN

Leo

SQ21 is at 18h50m or so....and its an all business class A345 with only around 100 seats I think.

The 3rd longest was previously IAD-JNB at 17hrs but now they go via DKR - although the DKR stop swapped from JFK to IAD so JFK-JNB must be around 16h30m or 17h...?

The 77L has the record for a commercial airliner although not scheduled going Hong-Kong to LHR at 22h40m...not sure what I would do with myself on a flight that long haha.

SunriseValley From Canada, joined Jul 2004, 3955 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3833 times:

Quoting RJLover (Reply 4):
I think he may be referring to flight time, while the Wiki article sorts it by distance.

And probably not factored to give a still air equivalent. Examples are LAX-TPE which can be as much as +17%, converting a 6000nm GC distance to a 7000nm ESAD. SFO-HKG is about +15% whereas JFK-HKG is only about 4% at 7400nm ESAD because of its trans polar track. I believe you need to look at westbound flight times to make comparison's between different city pairs.

Boeingfever777 From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 409 posts, RR: 57
Reply 8, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 3745 times:

1.) SQ 021 SIN-EWR 18hrs 50min a345
2.) SQ 037 LAX-SIN 18hrs 05min a345
3.) TG 795 LAX-BKK 17hrs 30min a345
4.) DL 185 ATL-BOM 17hrs (canceling due weak demand)
5.) EK 215 DXB-LAX 16hrs 35min 77L
6.) QR 077 DOH-IAH 16hrs 30min 77L
7.) EK 211 DXB-IAH 16hrs 20min 77L
8.) DL 201 JNB-ATL 16hrs 15min 77L
9.) EK 225 DXB-SFO 16hrs 77L
10.) CX 831/841 JFK-HKG 16hrs 77W

That's the top (10) as you can see in terms of PFT (physical flight time) enjoy! yes

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StarAC17 From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 3227 posts, RR: 9
Reply 9, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks ago) and read 3640 times:

Quoting Tayser (Reply 5):
going by that list if AC were to ever service YVR-MEL it would become their longest non-stop and easily in the top 10 - edging near 16 hours based on 15h25m YVR-SYD.

I think once AC gets 787's then I have heard that both YVR-BNE and YVR-MEL are possibilities for future flights.

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