What Is Your Longest Flight?

[email protected] · Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:53 pm

Inspired by the 'shortest flight' thread, what is the longest non-stop, charter or scheduled flight that you have flown aboard? How long did it take? Which airline? Which aircraft?

doninfc · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:18 am

JFK-CAI - 11.5 hrs on an Egyptair 747-300. On the return flight, the 743 had a mechanical and MS subsituted 2 767-200s instead. Both return flights required a fuel stop. Mine stoped at ORY, where there just happened to be an air traffic controller's strike in progress. This meant 5 hours on the tarmac, and by the time we left only one lav was working for the remaining 9 hours to JFK. We spent a miserable 18 hours on that flight.

[email protected] · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:22 am

So you routed CAI-ORY-JFK? And the ORY-JFK leg took nine hours?

RJ100 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:23 am

ZRH-LAX, around 13 hours.

RJ100

Sabena332 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:25 am

Paris (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX) on AF (744)

Singapore (SIN) to Frankfurt (FRA) on SQ (744)

The flight time on both flights was approximately 12 hours.

Patrick

bmi · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:27 am

my longest flight was on VH-OJN Qantas 747-400 from Singapore to London in May. The flight lasted 14 Hours and 10 minutes non stop. I'd previously been flying around australia/far east on airlines from the one world alliance. it was nice to fly the finnair md11 from bangkok to singapore as a change, i never go to scandinavia so good oportunity to fly with them. The shortest flight on a widebody was Perth to Sydney on a Qantas A330-200 lasting little short of 4 hours.

Mark

doninfc · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:33 am

[email protected]:
we experienced a bad head wind on the ORY-JFK leg, then had to circle JFK for about 45 minutes before landing due to congestion, hence 9 hours flight time.

aa61hvy · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:38 am

DFW-KIX 14 hours. AA 157

cvervais · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:43 am

MEL - LAX UAL 848 744 took 14+ hours.

jcs17 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:43 am

Air France A340-300, CDG-DFW, 11:30....we had strong headwinds. Luckily I was in business! Big thumbs up

UA 777 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:44 am

My longest flight was FRA-HKG-FRA on a CX 744. It took about 12 hours, eventhough the CX flightcrew was really nice I could hardly imagine being on board an a/c much longer than that. I was flying in economy class.

regards

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dc-10 levo · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:45 am

MAN - CUN
July / August 2000 - 2 weeks
Airtours International A330
10.5 hours

DC-10

aa61hvy · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:47 am

I did a 9.5hr flight, (BOM-LHR) then and 8.5 hr (LHR-ORD) flight back to back, with less than a hour layover. Then we did ORD-DFW after that... Talk about marathon.

EGGD · Sat Sep 13, 2003 12:59 am

I guess LHR-SIN, 13.30 hours, I don't think LHR-HKG is much further but i'll be flying that in December, or HKG-SYD?

hmm..

ZSSNC · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:19 am

JNB/SYD/JNB this summer. Actual time from point of break release to touchdown for the SYD/JNB flight was 13 hours 50 minutes (roughly 12 hours of the flight were over water). Equipment used was a Boeing 747-400 (VH-OJO).

ZSSNC

citationjet · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:23 am

JFK-JNB, South African 747-400 non-stop, 15 hrs 15 min, December 2002
LAX-SYD, Qantas 747-400 non-stop, 14 hrs 45 min, June 2000
ZRH-DFW, AA 767-300 non-stop, 11 hrs, November 2002

okko · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:24 am

Finnair's HEL-NRT, november 1984 when my dad was working in Japan.
The flight went over north pole and the aircraft was DC10-30-ER.
It took some 13-14 hours and was then the 2nd longest non-stop route (the longest was some Pan Am route) - if I recall correctly.

okko

AirChaos · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:38 am

• LHR to ORD on Air India 123 – Boeing 747-400 – 8.3 hours
• ORD to LHR on Air India 124 – Boeing 747-400 – 7.4 hours

• LHR to JFK on Virgin Atlantic 3 – Boeing 747-400 – 7.5 hours
• JFK to LHR on Virgin Atlantic 4 – Boeing 747-200 – 6.5 hours

Most of my flights are short 1 hour hops from London to Hanover!

James

irishpower · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:41 am

Last year I flew UA 862 from SYD-SFO (reg. N117UA). We boarded the plane on time and once we backed out from the gate we stayed on the tarmac for about 40 minutes (ATC delays). Once airborne the flight time was 13 hours 50 minutes. All toll we were on the a/c for 14 hours 30 minutes!!!

Here is the kicker--I suffer from migraines and I got a headache in SYD right before boarding. We were sitting in coach and the plane was packed!!!!

I was *#$%$#[email protected]* MISERABLE!!!

I must have pissed God off or something Smile

.

JGPH1A · Sat Sep 13, 2003 1:57 am

JFK-JNB Apr93 SA 744 14:45

MEL-JNB Dec96 QF 744 14:00
(daylight flight, light meal after t/o MEL, dinner 1 hour before landing JNB - 9 hours without being fed !)

JNB-FRA Mar89 SA 747 15:15
(one of the early non-stops round-the-bulge, after SA had uprated the engines on the 747-200 Super-B's)

JNB-LHR vv SA 747/743 various 14:30
(when they used to go round the bulge)

CV990 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:03 am

Hi!

My one was:

Date: 2002/12/15
Flight: ZRH/LAX
Airline: LX
Aircraft: MD11
Registration: HB-IWM
Total time: 12:50

Normal flight should last about 12:10 minutes, but in that day we lost about 20 minutes due to strong headwinds and finally 20 minutes after beeing instructed to change runway, we supposed to land passing over LAX but we had to aproach from the pacific ocean, we landed in the middle of a big storm!
regards

klmfan · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:04 am

CDG - SFO on AF747 about 10 hours
AMS - CUR on KL747 9 hours 20 min

Regards,
Klmfan

KL808 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:05 am

I guess my longest route would be back in the days in the early 80's to 90's

the MNL-BKK-DXB-AMS and back and also the MNL-Kota Kinabalu-KUL-ZUR-AMS

drew

CVG777 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:12 am

My longest was Air France CDG-ATL, an A343, 9:45 minutes, plus an hour on the ground because weather.

cx251 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:15 am

EGGD:

I guess LHR-SIN, 13.30 hours, I don't think LHR-HKG is much further but i'll be flying that in December, or HKG-SYD?

Actually LHR-HKG takes under 11.30 hours and HKG-SYD is round 10 hours or so.

I will fly HKG-SIN-LHR early next week on SQ B747-400 and LHR-HKG on CX the week after. Can't wait for that, especially the Business Class on the return trip!

OD720 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:31 am

I think there should be a seperate forum for these kinds of threads because in no way they enhance our knowledge of airlines and airliners.
Asking about the longest route operated by an airline or an airliner is something but for each individual member's longest or shortest flight is something else.
I wouldn't have minded about it but too many threads like this keeps the more important subjects which are being discussed here out of the first page, thus they become more likely to be missed.

All the best.

Vatche

Airdolomiti · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:38 am

- HKG-CDG on CX, 747-400 (B-HOX Big grin

), about 12h 30min
- HKG-CDG, CX 747-400, 12h 15min
- CDG-LAX, AF 777-200, 11h 35min

Federico

kaitakfan · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:42 am

My longest...

ORD-HKG
LAX/SFO-SYD
LAX-HKG
NRT-ORD

kilavoud · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:46 am

SIN-ZRH with SQ, sometimes 12h40 sometimes only 12h00. ZRH-SIN takes less time (11h00 to 11h30) because of the tail wind, sometimes flying 1060 km/h ground speed.
Kilavoud.

Chgoan · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:52 am

My longest...

ORD-LAX-SYD and back

and day of my life....

BKK-ICN-NRT-ORD (30 hours door to door)

B777FA · Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:58 am

My longest flight was KE (747-400) ICN-JFK...just over 15 Hours

QANTAS747-438 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:08 am

My longest flight was:

LAX-SYD
Air New Zealand
15hrs
747-400
ZK-NBV, ZK-SUH

n757kw · Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:21 am

My longest flight was on Korean Air as follows:

KE036 ATL-ICN 14 hours 1 minute on B777-200
KE036 ATL-ICN 14 hours 28 minutes on B747-400

standby87 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:35 am

Single leg? Beat 14 hours 30 mins airbourne.
London to Osaka via Alaska in '93.
BA didn't have enough Trans-Siberian slots at the time.

I have seen a HKG-LHR service taking 15 hours 42 minutes airbourne.
If you doubt me, I'll scan in the printout!

bucky707 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:38 am

16.7 in an E-3. Took off and landed at the same airport. OERY-OERY

dragon-wings · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:09 am

My longest flights:

KJFK-KSLC on a Delta 757-200
KPHX-KATL on a Delta 767-300
KJFK-KLAS on a National 757-200

(I don't remember the flight times)

twalives · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:10 am

TLV-JFK on Tower Air
14 hrs flying time
17 hrs on the plane (unscheduled stop in Bangor Maine for refueling...shady Tower Air used to do this regularly without pre-notice because fuel was cheaper than at JFK)

UAL747 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:14 am

Mine:

ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD-HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong">HKG UA 744

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DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW-ICN / RKSI), South Korea">ICN KE 744

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HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong">HKG-LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX UA 744

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DFW / KDFW), USA - Texas">DFW-AA), Japan">NRT / RJAA), Japan">AA), Japan">NRT AA 772

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ZBAA), China">PEK / ZBAA), China">ZBAA), China">PEK-ORD / KORD), USA - Illinois">ORD UA 772

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DoorsToManual · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:16 am

LHR-EZE BA 744 & 777 - 12:50.....too long.

I hate longhaul.

conair · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:39 am

Tokyo-LHR BA B747-436 11 hrs 57 mins (Total time in a/c 12 hrs 12 mins) Nov 1996
Ams-Bkk China Airlines MD11 11 hrs 11 mins & Return Oct 1994
Lhr-Jnb BA B747-436 and return, Flightime 10 hrs 52 mins after taxying around Lhr for about 1/2 hour April 1999
Lhr-Lax BA B747-436 and return, about 11 hrs 15 mins Oct 1992.
Also Yvr-Lhr B767-300 CDN Aug 1998
Sea-Ams Dc10-30 NWA Oct 2000

Regard's
Conair

SQCXlover · Sat Sep 13, 2003 4:49 am

My longest flights

SIN -JFK ( via FRA ) same aircraft SQ 26 744 23hours
SFO - HKG SQ 1 744 15.30hours ( non stop and delay due to air traffic into HKG )

airplanetire · Sat Sep 13, 2003 5:25 am

DL 75 from MXP to ATL on 763 in Y: 10 hrs. 8 min. (wind and then a short circling of ATL)

-Airplanetire

andersjt · Sat Sep 13, 2003 5:28 am

Longest flight in terms of misery was UA 132 SFO to ORD, yesterday 9/11. Check out my post on the "Trip Reports" board.

The longest flight in terms of duration, and/or disappointment was May 2001, UA IAD to LAX, on a 744.

Korg747 · Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:08 am

My longest fly is KJFK-HECA-10.5 hours on an Egyptair 777-266ER.

polnebmit · Sat Sep 13, 2003 7:08 am

SYD - LAX United Airlines B-747-432. 14:05 with holding pattern arriving LAX.

leviticus · Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:13 am

MUR - CDG on a B747-400 in late June 1998, it took 12h 10m

Lan_Fanatic · Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:15 am

SCL-EZE :1hr50mins

EZE-AMS: 12hrs
or
EZE-FCO:12hrs

s.p.a.s. · Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:38 am

Mine was GRU-SXM-PMV-GRU o/b AeroCancun A300-600R F-ODSX, without leaving the plane. I was flight dispatcher for AeroCancun here at São Paulo and had to go together to provide flight ops and load planning support at SXM and PMV. Nice experience...made it twice...

Here´s the bird:

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Total time from block-to-block at GRU was around 14:30 hours, counting the ground time at each plane (SXM/PMV)... nice adventure... good time I had Smile

Cheers

RS

flyboy36y · Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:39 am

JFK-TLV 10+ hours. 1983, 2003 Tower Air, El aL
TLV JFK 11+ Hours. 1984, 2003 Tower Air, El Al
MIA-MAD 9+ Hrs 2003 AA
MAD-MIA 10+ Hrs 2003 AA
JFK-LHR 7+ Hrs. 1996, 2003 Virgin Airlanic, AA
LHR-JFK 8+ hrs. 1996, 2003 Virgin Atlantic, AA

cgagn · Sat Sep 13, 2003 10:07 am

LHR-YYC 9.5 hours on the Star Alliance A340-300 C-FYLD

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