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Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2333 times:

Hey guys, anyone know what the longest flight occuring over solely over land (aside from small lakes/rivers) is? The best I could come up with is CDG-HKG, at 5187nm.

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SHUPirate1 From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 3661 posts, RR: 18
Reply 1, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2293 times:

Wouldn't Lisbon-Hong Kong or Madrid-Hong Kong be longer...not sure if Lisbon-HKG is over land, but I would think that MAD-HKG would be...

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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2280 times:

My guess is that CDG-SGN by VN would be slightly longer at 5462 nm.

MEA321 From Lebanon, joined Oct 2003, 389 posts, RR: 17
Reply 3, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2255 times:

Does the English chanel count as water?? If not, then LHR-HKG would be slightly longer...

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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2240 times:

Does the English chanel count as water??

I dunno. Ever tried walking across it?

Tripseven From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 72 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2218 times:

it's surprising how much land "pacific" routes such as JFK-NRT pass over (approx 90%?).

check out great circle mapper...http://gc.kls2.com

Goose From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 1840 posts, RR: 17
Reply 6, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2207 times:

That map's a little out of date. I mean, the USSR hasn't existed in over a decade. Big grin

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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2188 times:

That map's a little out of date. I mean, the USSR hasn't existed in over a decade

Did it become a body of water? If not, then its still accurate as far as this discussion is concerned! Big grin

Goose From Canada, joined Aug 2003, 1840 posts, RR: 17
Reply 8, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2158 times:

Geography, politics and history are my forte. I just tend to notice these things. Smile

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USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Reply 9, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2115 times:

Great observation Goose...to think of all the times Ive used the GCM and havent noticed that...

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Leviticus From New Zealand, joined Oct 2007, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2074 times:

LIS-HKG is over land, 5951 nm.
But... LIS-FOC (Fuzhou, China) is a little bit longer with 5986 nm.
Anyhow, I doubt that any airline serves these routes non-stop Smile/happy/getting dizzy

[Edited 2003-11-30 06:13:57]

Matt27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2022 times:

FRA-BKK 5581 nm not too bad

Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15989 posts, RR: 59
Reply 12, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2010 times:

I dunno. Ever tried walking across it?

Did it become a body of water?

LOL.....Sean you crack me up! Big thumbs up

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B747-437B From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 13, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2011 times:

FRA-BKK 5581 nm

FRA-BKK is 5581 STATUTE miles or 4850 NAUTICAL miles

9V-SVE From Singapore, joined Nov 2001, 2066 posts, RR: 2
Reply 14, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1971 times:

How about Amsterdam to Ho Chi Minh City? 6126 miles according to the Great Circle Mapper. Brussels to Ho Chi Minh City is about the same - 6164 miles.

[Edited 2003-11-30 06:45:45]

JaseWGTN From New Zealand, joined Mar 2000, 816 posts, RR: 1
Reply 15, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1946 times:

Um, how can Paris - Hong Kong be the longest over land flight when you have to cross water to land at Hong Kong????

Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 16, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1922 times:

For any flight of reasonable distance you're going to have to cross some water, be it the water around Hong Kong airport, a lake, a river, ...

We're more discussing large expanses of water...seas, large lakes, oceans, large bays, etc.

Kempa From Brazil, joined Aug 2003, 372 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 1787 times:

I found Abidjan-Shanghai, at 6995nm. It does cross the sea south of the Suez canal in Egypt. I am sure that more knowledgeable mouse navigators will be able to fine tune the route both to avoid the small stretch of sea, and to make it even longer on the African end. I am sure it can be longer than 7000nm, all over land.

Timz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6468 posts, RR: 8
Reply 18, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1630 times:

Assuming Hong Kong is allowed, then HKG-Conakry will be hard to beat: 13304 km 7184 nm. This does pass over the isthmus of Suez.

If Hong Kong is out, then is Macau on the mainland? If not we're stuck with Guangzhou (?).

Pr1268 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 232 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (9 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1481 times:

GDX - CPT 9643 Statue Miles but you do cross the Strait of Hormuz at its narrowest point, later a brief dash over the Gulf of Aden, and finally skirt the coast of Kenya (but over land, of course!).

Now if only I could find an airline that serves GDX (Magadan, Russia) Wink/being sarcastic

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