Top 31 Flights: What Is The Longest Flight In The World?

What is the longest flight in the world? And how long does it take? Has this question ever crossed your mind? If yes, and you are still searching for the answer, you have reached the right place.

Most of us who have taken flights to travel from one part of the country to another, or one part of the world to another, prefer smaller distances. Even though you are simply sitting while traveling, it can get extremely tiring to keep traveling for longer distances through flights after a certain period of time.

Keep reading this article till the end to learn more about the longest flight in the world…

What Is The Longest Flight In The World?

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Without further ado, let me just tell you the answer to what really is the longest flight in the world.

Well, the longest flight in the world is from Singapore to New York. This flight covers a distance of about 9,537 miles or 15348.314 kilometers. Singapore Airlines operates this flight, and it is a non-stop journey that leaves from New York (JFK) to Singapore (SIN). It made its first journey on 9th November in the year 2020.

Wondering how long it will take to complete this journey? Well, I have the perfect answer for that as well! The longest flight in the world also takes the longest time to reach. For example, it takes 18 hours and 50 minutes to reach from New York to Singapore.

Now that you know what the longest flight in the world is, it is time for you to know the list of the flights that follow this one. So keep scrolling to learn more about the top twenty-one longest flights in the world…

Longest Flight In The World Without Stops: Top 21 Edition!

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If you have found the information regarding the plane with the longest range, you might be wondering what are the flights that take after this one. Well, if you are thinking about the list of the flights that take a very long time to reach their destination, you have reached the right place.

Take a look at this table to learn about the top twenty-one longest flights in the world:


No.	Airline	From	To	Distance	Time
1	Singapore Airlines	New York	Singapore	15,349 km	18 hrs 50 mins
2	Singapore Airlines	Newark	Singapore	15,344 km	18 hrs 45 mins
3	Qantas Airways Ltd.	Perth	London-Heathrow	14,499 km	17 hrs 25 mins
4	Qantas Airways Ltd.	Dallas	Melbourne	14,472 km	17 hrs 35 mins
5	Air New England	New York	Auckland	14,207 km	17 hrs 50 mins
6	Emirates	Auckland	Dubai	14,200 km	17 hrs 10 mins
7	Singapore Airlines	Los Angeles	Singapore	14,114 km	17 hrs 50 mins
8	Air India	San Francisco	Bengaluru	14,004 km	17 hrs 45 mins
9	United Airlines	Houston	Sydney	13,834 km	17 hrs 35 mins
10	Qantas Airways Ltd	Dallas	Sydney	13,804 km	17 hrs 20 mins
11	Philippines Airlines	New York	Manila	13,712 km	17 hrs 15 mins
12	United Airlines/Singapore Airlines	San Francisco	Singapore	13,593 km	17 hrs 35 mins
13	Delta Air Lines	Johannesburg	Atlanta	13,581 km	16 hrs 20 mins
14	Air India	San Francisco	Mumbai	13,529 km	17 hrs 10 mins
15	Emirates	Dubai	Los Angeles	13,420 km	16 hrs 20 mins
16	Saudia	Jeddah	Los Angeles	13,409 km	16 hrs 25 mins
17	Qatar Airways	Doha	Los Angeles	13,367 km	16 hrs 25 mins
18	Qantas Airways Ltd	Perth	Rome	13,354 km	16 hrs 25 mins
19	Air India	Hyderabad	Chicago	13,301 km	16 hrs 45 mins
20	Philippines Airlines	Toronto	Manila	13,230 km	16 hrs 50 mins
21	Air New England	Chicago	Auckland	13,170 km	16 hrs 30 mins

Longest Flights In The World With Stops

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The above list was all about the direct flights but without any stops. This means that they would connect one part of the world with another without stopping anywhere. However, not all flights function that way!

Here is a list of the longest flights in the world but with stops:


No.	From	Stop	To	Total Distance
1	Sydney	Singapore	London Heathrow	17,016 km
2	Melbourne	Perth	Rome	16,904 km
3	Sydney	Perth	Rome	16,342 km
4	Singapore	Manchester	Houston	15,981 km
5	Paris	San Francisco	Papeete	15,728 km
6	Paris	Los Angeles	Papeete	15,715 km
7	Singapore	Frankfurt	New York	15,348 km
8	Auckland	Adelaide	Doha	14,535 km
9	Dubai	Barcelona	Mexico City	14,345 km
10	Los Angeles	Tokyo	Singapore	14,113 km

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Here are some of the questions that people ask about the longest flight in the world. Take a look at them to learn more about the same.

1. What Was The First Domestic Flight In The World?

Ans: The first flight in the world was made by the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville. However, the first successful domestic flight was conducted by Tony Janis in the year 1914. It was from St. Petersburg in Florida to Tampa in Florida. The St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line operated this flight.

2. Which Is The Largest Airport In The World?

Ans: The largest airport in the world is the King Fahd International Airport or DMM in Saudi Arabia. It is located in Dammam and is over almost 200,000 acres.

3. What Is The Costliest Place To Travel To?

Ans: If you are looking for the costliest place that you can travel to, the answer is Singapore. This is because the transportation cost of the city is extremely high. And considering the fact that this place sees a lot of tourists from all over the world, everything that you get here is expensive as well.

Around The World, In How Many Hours?

The longest passenger flight in the world is the one that connects Singapore to New York. The operator of the plane is Singapore Airlines. It takes eighteen hours and fifty minutes to complete the journey. However, there are other flights that take a long time to reach the destination as well. In this article, I have listed some of the major flights, both with and without stops, that are longest in the world.

In case you were searching for the longest flight in the world, I hope that this article has provided you with the information that you were looking for. However, if there are other things that you would want to know about, please ask me in the comment section at the bottom of the page.

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