Do You Know The Top 10 Longest Flights In The World?
Earlier this year, the major U.S. carrier United Airlines launched a new route i.e. non-stop from Los Angeles to Singapore. It is estimated to be an 18-hour flight covering nearly 9,000 miles in the direction from Los Angeles to Singapore. And it is considered as one of the world’s longest flights in the world.
Here we are discussing the current list of the 10 longest regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights in the world.
AIRLINES |
RANK |
ROUTE |
FLIGHT TIME |
DISTANCE |
AIRCRAFT |
|
Qatar Airways |
1st |
Auckland (AKL) – Doha (DOH) |
18 hours, 20 minutes |
9,032 miles
|
Boeing 777-200LR |
|
United Airlines |
2nd |
Los Angeles (LAX) – Singapore (SIN) |
17 hours, 55 minutes
|
8,770 miles
|
Boeing 787-9 |
|
Singapore Airlines/United Airlines |
3rd |
San Francisco (SFO) – Singapore (SIN) |
17 hours, 20-35 minutes |
8,447 miles
|
Airbus A350-900 (Singapore Airlines) and Boeing 787-9 (United)
|
|
Emirates |
4th |
Auckland (AKL) – Dubai (DXB) |
17 hours, 15 minutes
|
8,824 miles
|
Airbus A380
|
|
Qantas |
5th |
Dallas (DFW) – Sydney (SYD)
|
17 hours, 5 minutes
|
8,578 miles
|
Airbus A380
|
|
Etihad |
6th |
Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Los Angeles (LAX)
|
17 hours
|
8,390 miles
|
Boeing 777-200LR
|
|
Delta |
7th |
Johannesburg (JNB) – Atlanta (ATL) |
16 hours, 50 minutes
|
8,439 miles
|
Boeing 777-200LR
|
|
Saudia |
8th |
Jeddah (JED) – Los Angeles (LAX)
|
16 hours, 40 minutes |
8,332 miles
|
Boeing 777-300ER
|
|
Qatar Airways |
9th |
Doha (DOH) – Los Angeles (LAX)
|
16 hours, 20 minutes
|
8,306 miles
|
Boeing 777-200LR |
|
Emirates |
10th |
Dubai (DXB) – Los Angeles (LAX)
|
16 hours, 15 minutes
|
8,339 miles
|
Airbus A380
|
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