Aviation: Top 6 longest flights in the world
A Singapore Airlines flight last week became the longest flight across the world. The recently started world’s longest direct flight service was between Singapore and New York and it covered the 9,000 nautical miles (9,537 miles) distance in a whopping 17 hours and 25 minutes. Let us have a look at some of the longest commercial ultra-long-haul flights, which most industry experts define as any flight over 8,000 miles (12,800 km) one way, operational today, according to Economic Times.
1. Singapore to Newark: Singapore Airlines covers this distance of 16,700 km in 18 hours and 30 minutes. Image source: Reuters
2. Doha to Auckland: This flight covering a distance of 14,535 km is completed in 17 hours and 40 minutes. Image source: Reuters
3. London to Perth: The air travel between these two global cities covering a distance of 14,500 km is completed in 17 hours and 20 minutes. Image source: Reuters
4. Dubai to Auckland: The distance of 14,201 km between these two cities is completed in 17 hours and 5 minutes. Image source: Reuters
5. Houston to Sydney: The distance of 13,833 km between these cities is completed in 17 hours and 30 minutes. Image source: Reuters
6. Sydney to Dallas: The air travel between the cities covering a distance of 13,804 km is completed in 17 hours and 15 minutes. Image source: Reuters