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The Boeing 787-9 flew 8,300 miles in about 16.5 hours, landing 33 minutes earlier than the estimated arrival time, according to American Airlines and FlightAware, a flight tracking website.
South African Airways' first 747-400, that launched the longest non-stop flight in 1991 from New York City to Johannesburg. November 4, 1982 (): Pan Am set a further record using a 747SP to launch its new non-stop route connecting Sydney to Los Angeles, covering 12,051 kilometres (7,488 mi; 6,507 nmi). [110] [111] [112]
In 2012, American operated nearly 500 departing flights daily from DFW, but fewer than 100 from Los Angeles. [2] Dallas would be a logical destination for Qantas to serve, but it only had six aircraft with the 13,804-kilometre (8,577 mi) range needed to reach Dallas and they were needed for the Melbourne-Los Angeles and Sydney-Buenos Aires routes.
American Airlines defines short-/medium-haul flights as being less than 3,000 mi (2,600 nmi; 4,800 km) and long-haul as either being more than 3000 miles or being the New York–Los Angeles and New York–San Francisco routes.
Singapore Airlines currently holds the title for operating the world's two longest flights at over 9,500 miles each.
Following the announcement of a new route connecting the US with Australia, we’ve rounded up the world’s lengthiest nonstops
1.1.2 Busiest international flight routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume ... American Airlines, ... Los Angeles, CA: New York, NY: 3,420,000 4:
Before October 2018, Qatar Airways held the title of “World’s Longest Flight” with its 17-hour, 40-minute jaunt from Auckland, New Zealand, to Qatar’s capital, Doha. This flight covers ...