The Longest Flights of Each Major Airline in 2024

You often read about the longest flights in the world, but we asked ourselves: Which are the longest flights of each airline? Is this information useful? Maybe not. But for a long-haul flight fan like me, for whom a flight can never be long enough, the information is at least interesting. And if someone wants to know, e.g. where they can maximize their time in the QSuite, where using an upgrade voucher is particularly worthwhile, or simply wants to show off some frequent flyer trivia, then this is the chance.

Aegean Airlines

The first airline in the article is not exactly known for long flights. The Greek Star Alliance member doesn’t even have long-haul aircraft in its fleet, and the longest flight is only about 5 hours long, to Dubai. The flight to the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi is slightly shorter.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Athens – Dubai	3,272 km (2,033 mi)	Airbus A320	ATH – DXB: ~ 4:25 h DXB – ATH: ~ 5:15 h
Athens – Abu Dhabi	3,262 km (2,033 mi)	Airbus A320	ATH – AUH: ~ 4:20 h AUH – ATH: ~ 4:55 h
Athens – Marrakesh	2,989 km (1,857 mi)	Airbus A320	ATH – RAK: ~ 4:15 h RAK – ATH: ~ 3:40 h
Athens – Dublin	2,876 km (1,787 mi)	Airbus A320	ATH – DUB: ~ 3:55 h DUB – ATH: ~ 3:25 h
Athens – Lisbon	2,870 km (1,783 mi)	Airbus A321 / Airbus A320	ATH – LIS: ~ 4:15 h LIS – ATH: ~ 3:25 h

Aer Lingus

The Irish airline Aer Lingus operates many routes to North America for cultural, geographical, and historical reasons, particularly to the East Coast, where many people of Irish descent live. But other regions of the U.S. are also served, and these are the longest routes of the airline. Los Angeles tops the list with about 10 hours of flight time.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Dublin – Los Angeles	8,318 km (5,169 mi)	Airbus A330	DUB – LAX: ~ 10:05 h LAX – DUB: ~ 9:35 h
Dublin – San Francisco	8,183 km (5,085 mi)	Airbus A330	DUB – SFO: ~ 10:20 h SFO – DUB: ~ 9:20 h
Dublin – Las Vegas	7,952 km (4,941 mi)	Airbus A330	DUB – LAS: ~ 10:00 h LAS – DUB: ~ 9:00 h
Dublin – Seattle	7,283 km (4,526 mi)	Airbus A330	DUB – SEA: ~ 9:20 h SEA – DUB: ~ 8:25 h
Dublin – Denver	7,049 km (4,380 mi)	Airbus A330	DUB – DEN: ~ 8:25 h DEN – DUB: ~ 8:25 h

Aeroflot

Now, a list that mainly makes us Europeans go “aha,” but not one we’d book. While the Russian airline has completely stopped flights to Europe (except Belarus) and the USA, Aeroflot still flies quite a few long-haul routes to Asia. The longest is the flight from Bali to Moscow, with over 12 hours of flight time.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Moscow – Bali	10,063 km (6,253 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SVO – DPS: ~ 11:40 h DPS – SVO: ~ 12:30 h
St. Petersburg – Phuket	8,012 km (4,979 mi)	Airbus A330-300	LED – HKT: ~ 10:00 h HKT – LED: ~ 10:30 h
Moscow – Ho-Chi-Minh City	7,726 km (4,801 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SVO – SGN: ~ 9:10 h SGN – SVO: ~ 10:00 h
Moscow – Sanya	7,726 km (4,483 mi)	Airbus A350-900 / Boeing 777-300 / Airbus A330-300	SVO – SYX: ~ 9:00 h SYX – SVO: ~ 9:35 h
Moscow – Hong Kong	7,137 km (4,435 mi)	Airbus A330-300	SVO – HKG: ~ 9:30 h HKG – SVO: ~ 9:25 h

Aeromexico

Aeromexico is the first airline in the article where things really get interesting. The connection between Mexico and South Korea is especially fascinating. Thanks to the wind direction, Aeromexico manages to fly directly from Seoul to Mexico City — a distance of over 12,000 km. However, the wind and the altitude of Mexico City become a problem in the other direction, so the plane lands in closer-located Monterrey to refuel. While the flight from Korea to Mexico takes only 12-13 hours, the return journey takes a solid 15 hours. And the flight to Tokyo is not much shorter — but just short enough to be flown non-stop in both directions.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Seoul – Mexiko City	12,095 km (7,516 mi)	Boeing 787-8	ICN – MEX: ~ 12:30 h
Monterrey – Seoul	11,465 km (7,124 mi)	Boeing 787-8	MTY – ICN: ~ 14:55 h
Mexiko City – Tokyo	11,253 km (6,993 mi)	Boeing 787-8	MEX – NRT: ~ 14:15 h NRT – MEX: ~ 11:35 h
Monterrey – Tokyo	10,682 km (6,638 mi)	Boeing 787-9	MTY – NRT: ~ 13:05 h
Mexiko City – Rome	10,222 km (6,352 mi)	Boeing 787-8 / Boeing 787-9	MEX – FCO: ~ 10:25 h FCO – MEX: ~ 12:45 h

Air Canada

With Air Canada, the longest routes are from the West Coast to Singapore and Australia and from the East Coast to India. Although the flights from the West Coast are actually significantly longer, the wind and the Russian airspace closure have made the flight times of all five routes quite similar — the shorter routes to India currently take longer than the flights to Australia.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Vancouver – Singapore	12,812 km (7,962 mi)	Boeing 787-9	YVR – SIN: ~ 15:40 h SIN – YVR: ~ 13:30 h
Vancouver – Sydney	12,500 km (7,768 mi)	Boeing 777-200LR	YVR – SYD: ~ 14:55 h SYD – YVR: ~ 13:40 h
Vancouver – Brisbane	11,844 km (7,360 mi)	Boeing 787-9	YVR – BNE: ~ 14:00 h BNE – YVR: ~ 12:55 h
Toronto – Delhi	11,638 km (7,232 mi)	Boeing 777-300 / Boeing 777-200LR	YYZ – DEL: ~ 13:40 h DEL – YYZ: ~ 15:55 h
Montreal – Delhi	11,270 km (7,003 mi)	Boeing 787-9	YUL – DEL: ~ 13:30 h DEL – YUL: ~ 15:25 h

Air China

Air China’s main hub is in the Chinese capital, Beijing, but the longest route goes from its hub in Shenzhen. The longest flight from Beijing is similarly long — but is only operated non-stop in one direction. Again, wind plays a role here, and as the flight time would otherwise be too long, the Boeing 777 makes a stop in Los Angeles on the return flight. Another unique flight is the trip from New York to Beijing: at over 16 hours, it is currently the longest flight operated by a Boeing 747.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Shenzhen – Los Angeles	11,645 km (7,236 mi)	Boeing 777-300	SZX – LAX: ~ 11:45 h LAX – SZX: ~ 14:30 h
Beijing – Washington	11,111 km (6,905 mi)	Boeing 777-300	PEK – IAD: ~ 14:05 h
Beijing – New York	10,977 km (6,822 mi)	Boeing 747-8	PEK – JFK: ~ 14:05 h JFK – PEK: ~ 16:15 h
Shenzhen – Johannesburg	10,680 km (6,637 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SZX – JNB: ~ 12:35 h JNB – SZX: ~ 12:35 h
Beijing – Auckland	10,426 km (6,478 mi)	Boeing 787-9	PEK – AKL: ~ 11:40 h AKL – PEK: ~ 12:45 h

Air Europa

Air Europa’s longest route is a real eye-catcher, as it is the only long-haul flight from Cordoba, Argentina. And the other routes are also not only to South America but also to less-frequented destinations like Montevideo and Asuncion.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Madrid – Cordoba	10,128 km (6,293 mi)	Boeing 787-9	MAD – COR: ~ 12:00 h COR – MAD: ~ 11:55 h
Madrid – Buenos Aires	10,086 km (6,267 mi)	Boeing 787-9	MAD – EZE: ~ 12:05 h EZE – MAD: ~ 11:30 h
Madrid – Montevideo	9,947 km (6,180 mi)	Boeing 787-9 / Boeing 787-8	MAD – MVD: ~ 11:45 h MVD – MAD: ~ 11:10 h
Madrid – Lima	9,526 km (5,919 mi)	Boeing 787-9	MAD – LIM: ~ 10:55 h LIM – MAD: ~ 10:45 h
Madrid – Asuncion	9,189 km (5,710 mi)	Boeing 787-8 / Boeing 787-9	MAD – ASU: ~ 10:35 h ASU – MAD: ~ 10:30 h

Air France

With Air France, the longest routes are to South America, with Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Lima among the top four. The other two routes on the list take us to Southeast Asia. Although the five routes have relatively similar flight times, the situation around Russia has resulted in Air France’s longest flight times not even appearing on this list. Due to the detour, flights from Japan to Paris now take around 14-15 hours, even longer than the flight to Santiago.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Paris – Santiago	11,673 km (7,253 mi)	Airbus A350-900	CDG – SCL: ~ 13:55 h SCL – CDG: ~ 13:30 h
Paris – Buenos Aires	11,100 km (6,898 mi)	Boeing 787-9	CDG – EZE: ~ 12:55 h EZE – CDG: ~ 12:25 h
Paris – Singapore	10,724 km (6,664 mi)	Boeing 777-200 / Boeing 777-300	CDG – SIN: ~ 12:50 h SIN – CDG: ~ 13:10 h
Paris – Lima	10,276 km (6,385 mi)	Boeing 777-300 / Boeing 777-200	CDG – LIM: ~ 12:15 h LIM – CDG: ~ 11:30 h
Paris – Ho-Chi-Minh City	10,104 km (6,279 mi)	Boeing 777-200	CDG – SGN: ~ 11:40 h SGN – CDG: ~ 13:20 h

Air India

With Air India, we are slowly entering the ultra-long-haul territory. A transpacific flight from the U.S. West Coast to India already reaches 17 hours. But the transatlantic flights from India to the U.S. East Coast are also around 15 hours long — likely longer than most economy passengers would prefer.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Bangalore – San Francisco	13,987 km (8,692 mi)	Boeing 777-200LR	BLR – SFO: ~ 15:35 h SFO – BLR: ~ 17:00 h
Mumbai – San Francisco	13,510 km (8,395 mi)	Boeing 777-200LR	BOM – SFO: ~ 15:45 h SFO – BOM: ~ 16:40 h
Mumbai – New York	12,532 km (7,787 mi)	Boeing 777-200LR / Boeing 777-300	BOM – JFK: ~ 15:00 h JFK – BOM: ~ 14:20 h
Delhi – San Francisco	12,380 km (7,693 mi)	Boeing 777-200LR	DEL – SFO: ~ 15:10 h SFO – DEL: ~ 15:45 h
Delhi – Washington	12,057 km (7,492 mi)	Boeing 787-8	DEL – IAD: ~ 14:20 h IAD – DEL: ~ 13:50 h

Air New Zealand

Although the longest flight of Air New Zealand is already quite hefty at just under 17 hours, the other four routes are not as long as one might have expected. The formerly second-longest route to Chicago has been discontinued, making the list less exciting than anticipated.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Auckland – New York	14,214 km (8,833 mi)	Boeing 787-9	AKL – JFK: ~ 15:10 h JFK – AKL: ~ 16:55 h
Auckland – Houston	11,943 km (7,421 mi)	Boeing 777-300	AKL – IAH: ~ 12:55 h IAH – AKL: ~ 14:05 h
Auckland – Vancouver	11,361 km (7,059 mi)	Boeing 787-9	AKL – YVR: ~ 12:25 h YVR – AKL: ~ 13:00 h
Auckland – San Francisco	10,509 km (6,530 mi)	Boeing 777-300	AKL – SFO: ~ 11:25 h SFO – AKL: ~ 12:00 h
Auckland – Los Angeles	10,486 km (6,516 mi)	Boeing 777-300	AKL – LAX: ~ 11:35 h LAX – AKL: ~ 12:10 h

Alaska Airlines

The relatively fresh Oneworld member from the U.S. operates no long-haul routes and has no long-haul aircraft. Nevertheless, its Boeing 737s fly for over six hours at a time. While the two longest routes depart from the airline’s namesake state, Alaska, to Chicago and Hawaii, the other three routes depart from the airline’s other hubs on the U.S. West Coast: Los Angeles and Seattle.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Anchorage – Chicago	4,568 km (2,839 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 9 / Boeing 737-800	ANC – ORD: ~ 5:25 h ORD – ANC: ~ 6:25 h
Anchorage – Honolulu	4,474 km (2,780 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 9 / Boeing 737-800 / Boeing 737-900	ANC – HNL: ~ 5:15 h HNL – ANC: ~ 5:15 h
Los Angeles – San Jose	4,382 km (2,723 mi)	Boeing 737-800	LAX – SJO: ~ 5:20 h SJO – LAX: ~ 5:25 h
Seattle – Miami	4,379 km (2,721 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 9 / Boeing 737-900	SEA – MIA: ~ 5:25 h MIA – SEA: ~ 5:55 h
Seattle – Fort Lauderdale	4,368 km (2,714 mi)	Boeing 737-900 / Boeing 737 MAX 9	SEA – FLL: ~ 5:05 h MIA – SEA: ~ 5:45 h

All Nippon Airways

While four of ANA’s five longest routes are to the United States, Mexico City has claimed the top spot. The outbound flight to Mexico is not particularly impressive at just under 12 hours, but the return flight boasts a flight time of 14 hours. The return flight from Washington D.C. is similarly long. ANA even operates flights from both Tokyo airports to Chicago, with the flight from/to Haneda being slightly longer.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Tokyo – Mexiko City	11,253 km (6,993 mi)	Boeing 787-8	NRT – MEX: ~ 11:40 h MEX – NRT: ~ 14:00 h
Tokyo – Washington	10,891 km (6,768 mi)	Boeing 787-9	HND – IAD: ~ 11:35 h IAD – HND: ~ 14:00 h
Tokyo – New York	10,875 km (6,758 mi)	Boeing 777-300	HND – JFK: ~ 12:05 h JFK – HND: ~ 13:50 h
Tokyo – Houston	10,725 km (6,664 mi)	Boeing 787-9 / Boeing 787-8	HND – IAH: ~ 11:20 h IAH – HND: ~ 13:35 h
Tokyo – Chicago	10,123 km (6,291 mi)	Boeing 777-300	HND – ORD: ~ 11:00 h ORD – HND: ~ 13:05 h NRT – ORD: ~ 10:55 h ORD – NRT: ~ 12:35 h

American Airlines

While many airlines have similar longest routes, American Airlines goes all over the place. The longest routes travel to Australia, the third from Texas to China, the fourth one crosses the Atlantic from New York to India, and the fifth heads to Korea. And again, due to the Russian airspace closure and the wind, the fourth-longest route has the longest flight time despite a much shorter distance.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Dallas – Brisbane	13,336 km (8,305 mi)	Boeing 787-9	DFW – BNE: ~ 16:00 h BNE – DFW: ~ 14:30 h
Los Angeles – Sydney	12,061 km (7,494 mi)	Boeing 777-300	LAX – SYD: ~ 14:10 h SYD – LAX: ~ 13:15 h
Dallas – Shanghai	11,807 km (7,337 mi)	Boeing 787-8	DFW – PVG: ~ 15:25 h PVG – DFW: ~ 12:20 h
New York – Delhi	11,754 km (7,304 mi)	Boeing 777-300	JFK – DEL: ~ 13:55 h DEL – JFK: ~ 16:30 h
Dallas – Seoul	10,986 km (6,827 mi)	Boeing 787-9	DFW – ICN: ~ 14:35 h ICN – DFW: ~ 11:45 h

Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines’ longest flights head in very different directions. The longest route goes all the way west to Los Angeles. Then there are two routes to East Asia, one to Southeast Asia, and Mauritius has also made it onto the list. Except for Tokyo — mainly due to the current necessary detour — the flight times are overall not particularly impressive.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Vienna – Los Angeles	9,853 km (6,123 mi)	Boeing 777-200	VIE – LAX: ~ 11:25 h LAX – VIE: ~ 10:45 h
Vienna – Tokyo	9,154 km (5,688 mi)	Boeing 777-200	VIE – NRT: ~ 11:35 h NRT – VIE: ~ 13:50 h
Vienna – Port Louis	8,649 km (5,375 mi)	Boeing 777-200	VIE – MRU: ~ 10:10 h MRU – VIE: ~ 10:30 h
Vienna – Shanghai	8,497 km (5,280 mi)	Boeing 777-200	VIE – PVG: ~ 10:15 h PVG – VIE: ~ 12:15 h
Vienna – Bangkok	8,451 km (5,251 mi)	Boeing 777-200	VIE – BKK: ~ 9:35 h BKK – VIE: ~ 10:40 h

British Airways

From its main hub at London Heathrow, it’s quite a distance to the south—whether it’s South America, Southeast Asia, or South Africa. But London Gatwick also makes it onto this list, with the 11-12 hour flight to Mauritius.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
London – Santiago	11,652 km (7,241 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LHR – SCL: ~ 13:35 h SCL – LHR: ~ 13:55 h
London – Singapore	9,154 km (6,763 mi)	Boeing 787-9 / Airbus A380	LHR – SIN: ~ 12:30 h SIN – LHR: ~ 13:50 h
London – Port Louis	9,747 km (6,057 mi)	Boeing 777-200	LGW – MRU: ~ 11:20 h MRU – LGW: ~ 12:10 h
London – Cape Town	9,681 km (6,015 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	LHR – CPT: ~ 11:00 h CPT – LHR: ~ 11:10 h
London – Hong Kong	9,631 km (5,984 mi)	Boeing 787-8 / Boeing 787-9 / Boeing 777-300 / Boeing 777-200	LHR – HKG: ~ 12:10 h HKG – LHR: ~ 14:25 h

Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines is clearly focused on Africa, which is not hard to see from the following list. The Lufthansa subsidiary also likes to operate triangular routes, which means that many routes are only flown non-stop in one direction. With 8-9 hours of flight time, Brussels Airlines also only offers relatively short long-haul routes.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Brussels – Luanda	6,698 km (4,162 mi)	Airbus A330-300	BRU – LAD: ~ 8:05 h
Brussels – Nairobi	6,566 km (4,080 mi)	Airbus A330-300	BRU – NBO: ~ 8:25 h NBO – BRU: ~ 8:45 h
Brussels – Bujumbura	6,476 km (4,024 mi)	Airbus A330-300	BRU – BJM: ~ 8:15 h
Brussels – Kigali	6,362 km (3,953 mi)	Airbus A330-300	BRU – KGL: ~ 8:05 h
Brussels – Kinshasa	6,236 km (3,875 mi)	Airbus A330-300	BRU – FIH: ~ 7:35 h FIH – BRU: ~ 7:40 h

Cathay Pacific

With Cathay Pacific, we have an airline with quite long flights, all going in the same direction. From Hong Kong to North America, it’s about 14 hours in both directions. As with many Asian airlines, New York is the longest route.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Hong Kong – New York	12,970 km (8,059 mi)	Boeing 777-300 / Airbus A350-900 / Airbus A350-1000	HKG – JFK: ~ 14:40 h JFK – HKG: ~ 15:15 h
Hong Kong – Boston	12,805 km (7,957 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	HKG – BOS: ~ 15:05 h BOS – HKG: ~ 14:55 h
Hong Kong – Toronto	12,548 km (7,797 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	HKG – YYZ: ~ 14:15 h YYZ – HKG: ~ 14:40 h
Hong Kong – Chicago	12,522 km (7,781 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	HKG – ORD: ~ 13:40 h ORD – HKG: ~ 15:00 h
Hong Kong – Los Angeles	11,664 km (7,248 mi)	Boeing 777-300	HKG – LAX: ~ 12:10 h LAX – HKG: ~ 14:40 h

China Eastern

For this Asian airline as well, New York is the farthest destination. However, not all flights lead to North America, as there is also a route to Madrid. In fact, there are two, as China Eastern flies to the Spanish capital not only from its main hub in Shanghai but also from Wenzhou.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Shanghai – New York	11,873 km (7,378 mi)	Boeing 777-300	PVG – JFK: ~ 13:50 h JFK – PVG: ~ 14:40 h
Shanghai – Toronto	11,414 km (7,093 mi)	Boeing 777-300	PVG – YYZ: ~ 12:50 h YYZ – PVG: ~ 13:50 h
Wenzhou – Madrid	10,492 km (6,520 mi)	Airbus A350-900	WNZ – MAD: ~ 13:40 h MAD – WNZ: ~ 12:25 h
Shanghai – Los Angeles	10,451 km (6,472 mi)	Boeing 777-300	PVG – LAX: ~ 10:50 h LAX – PVG: ~ 13:25 h
Shanghai – Madrid	10,269 km (6,381 mi)	Airbus A350-900	PVG – MAD: ~ 12:50 h MAD – PVG: ~ 11:50 h

China Southern

As is often the case when Asia-Mexico is on the schedule, things get interesting here. The longest flight covers over 14,000 km from Shenzhen to Mexico City. As mentioned with Aeromexico, the headwind on the return journey makes the flight too long. So, China Southern refuels in Tijuana on the way back and then flies almost 16 hours from there back to Shenzhen. If anyone had the non-stop route Tijuana-Shenzhen on their radar before this article, I want to congratulate you on your fantastic flight schedule knowledge and offer you a job at Travel-Dealz.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Shenzhen – Mexiko City	14,130 km (8,780 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SZX – MEX: ~ 14:35 h
Guangzhou – New York	12,857 km (7,989 mi)	Boeing 777-300	CAN – JFK: ~ 15:05 h JFK – CAN: ~ 15:25 h
Guangzhou – Toronto	12,440 km (7,731 mi)	Boeing 777-300	CAN – YYZ: ~ 14:25 h YYZ – CAN: ~ 14:55 h
Tijuana – Shenzhen	11,848 km (7,362 mi)	Airbus A350-900	TIJ – SZX: ~ 15:40 h
Guangzhou – Los Angeles	11,618 km (7,219 mi)	Boeing 777-300	CAN – LAX: ~ 12:00 h LAX – CAN: ~ 15:05 h

Lufthansa

Buenos Aires is also the farthest destination for Lufthansa. Next comes Singapore twice, as Lufthansa flies to the home airport of its Southeast Asian Star Alliance partner from both hubs. The flights from Munich are operated by an A350, while the Frankfurt flights have the “Queen of the Skies” operating them.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Frankfurt – Buenos Aires	11,501 km (7,147 mi)	Boeing 747-8	FRA – EZE: ~ 13:00 h EZE – FRA: ~ 12:45 h
Frankfurt – Singapore	10,280 km (6,387 mi)	Boeing 747-8	FRA – SIN: ~ 11:55 h SIN – FRA: ~ 13:00 h
Munich – Singapore	10,058 km (6,250 mi)	Airbus A350-900	MUC – SIN: ~ 11:25 h SIN – MUC: ~ 12:25 h
Munich – Mexiko City	9,844 km (6,117 mi)	Airbus A350-900	MUC – MEX: ~ 12:00 h MEX – MUC: ~ 10:20 h
Frankfurt – Sao Paulo	9,797 km (6,088 mi)	Boeing 747-8	FRA – GRU: ~ 11:15 h GRU – FRA: ~ 11:00 h

Philippine Airlines

Even though most readers probably don’t care about Philippine Airlines, the airline has truly earned its place in this article, as it has two flights over 16 hours in its schedule. And even the significantly shorter flights to the U.S. East Coast, with their 12-14 hours, surpass those of many other airlines.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Manila – New York	13,695 km (8,510 mi)	Airbus A350-900	MNL – JFK: ~ 15:20 h JFK – MNL: ~ 16:30 h
Manila – Toronto	13,212 km (8,210 mi)	Boeing 777-300	MNL – YYZ: ~ 14:30 h YYZ – MNL: ~ 16:05 h
Manila – Los Angeles	11,740 km (7,295 mi)	Airbus A330-300 / Boeing 777-300	MNL – LAX: ~ 12:00 h LAX – MNL: ~ 14:10 h
Manila – San Francisco	11,228 km (6,977 mi)	Boeing 777-300	MNL – SFO: ~ 11:45 h SFO – MNL: ~ 13:35 h
Manila – Seattle	10,705 km (6,652 mi)	Boeing 777-300	MNL – SEA: ~ 11:15 h SEA – MNL: ~ 13:50 h

Qantas

Qantas also offers true ultra-long-haul flights. From Perth to Europe, it’s over 17 hours. The flights from Dallas to the airline’s home country are also over 16 hours long. And while Qantas can’t make it non-stop from New York to Australia (at least not until 2026), instead, there’s a stop in Auckland—after already spending over 16 hours in the air.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Perth – London	14,508 km (9,015 mi)	Boeing 787-9	PER – LHR: ~ 17:25 h LHR – PER: ~ 16:05 h
Melbourne – Dallas	14,475 km (8,994 mi)	Boeing 787-9	MEL – DFW: ~ 15:20 h DFW – MEL: ~ 16:55 h
Perth – Paris	14,271 km (8,869 mi)	Boeing 787-9	PER – CDG: ~ 17:15 h CDG – PER: ~ 16:00 h
Auckland – New York	14,214 km (8,833 mi)	Boeing 787-9	AKL – JFK: ~ 15:00 h JFK – AKL: ~ 16:20 h
Sydney – Dallas	13,808 km (8,580 mi)	Boeing 787-9	SYD – DFW: ~ 14:45 h DFW – SYD: ~ 16:30 h

Qatar Airways

If you want to spend as much time as possible in a QSuite, you should fly to Auckland, because the inbound flight is almost 17 hours long. This flight, by the way, is also the second-longest flight in the world. But the routes from Doha to the U.S. are also pleasantly long—though for Europeans, that’s quite an absurd detour.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Doha – Auckland	14,533 km (9,033 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	DOH – AKL: ~ 15:40 h AKL – DOH: ~ 16:55 h
Doha – Los Angeles	13,346 km (8,294 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	DOH – LAX: ~ 15:55 h LAX – DOH: ~ 15:35 h
Doha – San Francisco	12,993 km (8,074 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	DOH – SFO: ~ 15:50 h SFO – DOH: ~ 14:45 h
Doha – Houston	12,932 km (8,035 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	DOH – IAH: ~ 15:20 h IAH – DOH: ~ 13:40 h
Doha – Dallas	12,744 km (7,919 mi)	Airbus A350-1000	DOH – DFW: ~ 15:20 h DFW – DOH: ~ 13:40 h

Ryanair

What’s worse than 6 hours on EasyJet? 5 hours on Ryanair. Interested? Then head to Poland. The flight to Tenerife is waiting.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Tenerife – Warsaw	4,088 km (2,540 mi)	Boeing 737-800	TFS – WMI: ~ 5:00 h WMI – TFS: ~ 5:35 h
Tenerife – Krakow	3,919 km (2,435 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 8	TFS – KRK: ~ 4:40 h KRK – TFS: ~ 5:00 h
Gran Canaria – Krakow	3,852 km (2,394 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 8	LPA – KRK: ~ 4:45 h KRK – LPA: ~ 5:00 h
Tenerife – Budapest	3,766 km (2,340 mi)	Boeing 737-800 / Boeing 737 MAX 8	TFS – BUD: ~ 4:40 h BUD – TFS: ~ 5:35 h
Gran Canaria – Budapest	3,693 km (2,295 mi)	Boeing 737 MAX 8	LPA – BUD: ~ 4:15 h BUD – LPA: ~ 5:20 h

SAS

SAS doesn’t stand out with its long-haul routes. The flight times are rarely double digits, especially since Shanghai will now be removed from SAS’ route network. It’s also interesting that of the three Scandinavian hubs, only Copenhagen made it onto the list.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Copenhagen – Los Angeles	9,028 km (5,610 mi)	Airbus A350-900	CPH – LAX: ~ 10:45 h LAX – CPH: ~ 10:00 h
Copenhagen – San Francisco	8,806 km (5,472 mi)	Airbus A330-300	CPH – SFO: ~ 11:00 h SFO – CPH: ~ 9:55 h
Copenhagen – Tokyo	8,708 km (5,411 mi)	Airbus A350-900	CPH – HND: ~ 12:20 h HND – CPH: ~ 13:15 h
Copenhagen – Shanghai	8,277 km (5,143 mi)	Airbus A350-900	CPH – PVG: ~ 11:10 h PVG – CPH: ~ 13:00 h
Copenhagen – Atlanta	7,391 km (7,919 mi)	Airbus A330-300	CPH – ATL: ~ 9:15 h ATL – CPH: ~ 8:15 h

Saudia

Washington is remarkably far from Saudi Arabia. However, that doesn’t stop Saudia from flying to the U.S. capital from two different cities. The same scenario applies to the flights to New York, with flights from Riyadh always being longer than those from Jeddah.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Riyadh – Washington	10,842 km (6,737 mi)	Boeing 777-300	RUH – IAD: ~ 14:05 h IAD – RUH: ~ 11:50 h
Jeddah – Washington	10,591 km (6,581 mi)	Boeing 777-300	JED – IAD: ~ 13:00 h IAD – JED: ~ 11:15 h
Riyadh – New York	10,480 km (6,512 mi)	Boeing 777-300	RUH – JFK: ~ 13:15 h JFK – RUH: ~ 11:20 h
Jeddah – Toronto	10,444 km (6,490 mi)	Boeing 787-9	JED – YYZ: ~ 12:35 h PVG – CPH: ~ 11:10 h
Jeddah – New York	10,225 km (6,354 mi)	Boeing 777-300	JED – JFK: ~ 12:50 h JFK – JED: ~ 10:50 h

Singapore Airlines

No article about long flights would be complete without mentioning Singapore Airlines—the operator of the longest flight in the world. We’ve personally reported on this truly ultra-long flight between Singapore and New York. The A350 was specially designed for this route, entirely without an economy class. But even the premium economy isn’t exactly comfortable on a flight of nearly 18 hours. From Singapore to New York, the flight goes over the Pacific, while the return flight takes a route over the Atlantic. Officially, the flight to JFK is longer, but the return flight from Newark takes longer in terms of flight time due to the routing.

The flights from California to Singapore are also impressive, with over 16 hours of flight time—and here, there are regular economy class seats again. In Europe, Manchester is the farthest destination, with nearly 14 hours of flight time.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Singapore – New York	15,340 km (9,532 mi)	Airbus A350-900ULR	SIN – JFK: ~ 17:40 h JFK – SIN: ~ 17:40 h SIN – EWR: ~ 17:25 h EWR – SIN: ~ 17:55 h
Singapore – Los Angeles	14,101 km (8,762 mi)	Airbus A350-900ULR / Airbus A350-900	SIN – LAX: ~ 14:35 h LAX – SIN: ~ 16:25 h
Singapore – San Francisco	13,581 km (8,439 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SIN – SFO: ~ 13:50 h SFO – SIN: ~ 16:10 h
Singapore – Seattle	12,978 km (8,065 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SIN – SEA: ~ 13:50 h SEA – SIN: ~ 15:35 h
Singapore – Manchester	10,955 km (6,807 mi)	Airbus A350-900	SIN – MAN: ~ 13:50 h MAN – SIN: ~ 12:10 h

South African Airways

Now, for one last look at Africa. The Star Alliance member from South Africa has had very few long-haul routes in its schedule since the pandemic—but it does have two to São Paulo. However, the flight to Perth is even longer. The rest of the list is at a mid-range level.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Johannesburg – Perth	8,309 km (5,163 mi)	Airbus A340-300	JNB – PER: ~ 8:55 h PER – JNB: ~ 11:00 h
Johannesburg – Sao Paulo	7,439 km (4,623 mi)	Airbus A330-300	JNB – GRU: ~ 10:00 h GRU – JNB: ~ 8:00 h
Cape Town – Sao Paulo	6,351 km (3,947 mi)	Airbus A330-300	CPT – GRU: ~ 8:40 h GRU – CPT: ~ 7:00 h
Johannesburg – Accra	5,673 km (2,904 mi)	Airbus A330-300	JNB – ACC: ~ 5:40 h ACC – JNB: ~ 5:30 h
Johannesburg – Lagos	4,524 km (2,811 mi)	Airbus A330-300	JNB – LOS: ~ 5:50 h LOS – JNB: ~ 5:20 h

Swiss

Singapore also plays a role with Swiss, as the city is the farthest destination from Zurich. The flights to Brazil, Japan, and California are not much shorter.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Zurich – Singapore	10,305 km (6,404 mi)	Boeing 777-300	ZRH – SIN: ~ 11:55 h SIN – ZRH: ~ 12:35 h
Zurich – Sao Paulo	9,608 km (5,971 mi)	Boeing 777-300	ZRH – GRU: ~ 10:55 h GRU – ZRH: ~ 10:40 h
Zurich – Tokyo	9,594 km (5,962 mi)	Boeing 777-300	ZRH – NRT: ~ 12:00 h NRT – ZRH: ~ 13:50 h
Zurich – Los Angeles	9,534 km (5,924 mi)	Boeing 777-300	ZRH – LAX: ~ 11:10 h LAX – ZRH: ~ 10:20 h
Zurich – San Francisco	9,375 km (5,826 mi)	Boeing 777-300	ZRH – SFO: ~ 11:15 h SFO – ZRH: ~ 10:30 h

TAP Air Portugal

Portugal’s colonial history is clearly visible in the following list. The relatively new flight to Florianopolis in Brazil has taken second place, and Maputo in Mozambique follows just 46 km behind in third place. The real surprise may be that the next two routes operate from Porto. Of course, TAP also flies from Lisbon to these destinations, but that’s somewhat closer than Porto in northern Portugal.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Lisbon – San Francisco	9,121 km (5,668 mi)	Airbus A330-900	LIS – SFO: ~ 11:15 h SFO – LIS: ~ 10:10 h
Lisbon – Florianopolis	8,446 km (5,249 mi)	Airbus A330-200	LIS – FLN: ~ 10:00 h FLN – LIS: ~ 10:15 h
Lisbon – Maputo	8,400 km (5,220 mi)	Airbus A330-900	LIS – MPM: ~ 10:00 h MPM – LIS: ~ 10:35 h
Porto – Sao Paulo	8,179 km (5,083 mi)	Airbus A330-900	OPO – GRU: ~ 9:50 h GRU – OPO: ~ 9:35 h
Porto – Rio de Janeiro	7,965 km (4,949 mi)	Airbus A330-900	OPO – GIG: ~ 9:50 h GIG – OPO: ~ 9:40 h

Turkish Airlines

Once again, Mexico is involved—but, once again, only in one direction. From Istanbul, you can fly non-stop for 13-14 hours to the Mexican capital. The return flight, however, goes via Cancun. It’s surprising that no Turkish Airlines flight lasts more than 14 hours, given the airline’s size and range of destinations.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
Istanbul – Mexico City	11,387 km (7,075 mi)	Boeing 787-9	IST – MEX: ~ 13:35 h
Istanbul – Los Angeles	11,001 km (6,836 mi)	Boeing 777-300 / Boeing 787-9 / Airbus A350-900	IST – LAX: ~ 13:00 h PTY – IST: ~ 12:10 h
Istanbul – Panama City	10,817 km (6,720 mi)	Boeing 787-9	IST – PTY: ~ 13:00 h PTY – IST: ~ 11:35 h
Istanbul – San Francisco	10,765 km (6,689 mi)	Airbus A350-900 / Boeing 787-9	IST – SFO: ~ 12:50 h SFO – IST: ~ 12:10 h
Istanbul – Bogota	10,727 km (6,665 mi)	Boeing 787-9	IST – BOG: ~ 12:55 h

United Airlines

At United, four hubs made the list. From San Francisco, there are flights to Singapore and Australia. From Los Angeles, also to Australia. On the other coast, planes depart for South Africa, both from New York and Washington DC. All routes are similarly long, at around 15 hours.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
San Francisco – Singapore	13,581 km (8,439 mi)	Boeing 787-9	SFO – SIN: ~ 15:50 h SIN – SFO: ~ 14:05 h
New York – Johannesburg	12,864 km (7,994 mi)	Boeing 787-9	EWR – JNB: ~ 14:05 h JNB – EWR: ~ 14:45 h
Washington – Cape Town	12,764 km (7,931 mi)	Boeing 777-200	IAD – CPT: ~ 14:00 h CPT – IAD: ~ 14:55 h
Los Angeles – Melbourne	12,757 km (7,927 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LAX – MEL: ~ 15:05 h MEL – LAX: ~ 13:50 h
San Francisco – Melbourne	12,653 km (7,863 mi)	Boeing 787-9	SFO – MEL: ~ 15:05 h GRU – IST: ~ 13:45 h

Virgin Atlantic

To conclude, here’s an airline that only operates long-haul flights. However, they’re not particularly long. Almost all Virgin Atlantic flights are under 11 hours, and the only flight that’s longer (to Shanghai) will be discontinued at the end of October.

Route	Distance	Aircraft type	Flight time
London – Cape Town	9,681 km (6,015 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LHR – CPT: ~ 11:00 h CPT – LHR: ~ 10:50 h
London – Shanghai	9,241 km (5,742 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LHR – PVG: ~ 11:40 h PVG – LHR: ~ 14:05 h
London – Johannesburg	9,075 km (5,639 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LHR – JNB: ~ 10:25 h JNB – LHR: ~ 10:45 h
London – Los Angeles	8,759 km (5,443 mi)	Boeing 787-9 / Airbus A350-1000	LHR – LAX: ~ 9:55 h LAX – LHR: ~ 9:45 h
London – San Francisco	8,615 km (5,354 mi)	Boeing 787-9	LHR – SFO: ~ 10:10 h SFO – LHR: ~ 9:35 h

The World’s Longest Flights

Now, to wrap up, here’s a quick overview of the longest flights in the world:

Route	Airline	Distance	Flight time
Singapore – New York	Singapore Airlines	15,340 km (9,532 mi)	SIN – JFK: ~ 17:40 h JFK – SIN: ~ 17:40 h SIN – EWR: ~ 17:25 h EWR – SIN: ~ 17:55 h
Doha – Auckland	Qatar Airways	14,533 km (9,033 mi)	DOH – AKL: ~ 15:40 h AKL – DOH: ~ 16:55 h
Perth – London	Qantas	14,508 km (9,015 mi)	PER – LHR: ~ 17:25 h LHR – PER: ~ 16:05 h
Melbourne – Dallas	Qantas	14,475 km (8,994 mi)	MEL – DFW: ~ 15:20 h DFW – MEL: ~ 16:55 h
Perth – Paris	Qantas	14,271 km (8,869 mi)	PER – CDG: ~ 17:15 h CDG – PER: ~ 16:00 h
Auckland – New York	Qantas & Air New Zealand	14,214 km (8,833 mi)	AKL – JFK: ~ 15:05 h JFK – AKL: ~ 16:40 h
Dubai – Auckland	Emirates	14,200 km (8,824 mi)	DXB – AKL: ~ 15:30 h AKL – DXB: ~ 16:35 h
Shenzhen – Mexiko City	China Southern	14,130 km (8,780 mi)	SZX – MEX: ~ 14:35 h
Singapore – Los Angeles	Singapore Airlines	14,101 km (8,762 mi)	SIN – LAX: ~ 14:35 h LAX – SIN: ~ 16:25 h
Bangalore – San Francisco	Air India	13,987 km (8,692 mi)	BLR – SFO: ~ 15:35 h SFO – BLR: ~ 17:00 h

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