The World’s Longest Airline Routes Planned For The Rest Of 2021
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The World’s Longest Routes Planned For The Rest Of 2021 1. Singapore to New York JFK: 9,537 miles (later Newark: 9,534 miles); Singapore Airlines 2. Perth – London Heathrow: 9,009; Qantas 3. Singapore – Los Angeles: 8,770; Singapore Airlines 4. Bangalore – San Francisco: 8,701; Air India and United Airlines 5. Houston – Sydney: 8,596; United Airlines 6. Dallas – Sydney: 8,578; Qantas 7. Manila – New York JFK: 8,520; Philippine Airlines 8. Singapore – San Francisco: 8,446; Singapore Airlines 9. Atlanta – Johannesburg: 8,439; Delta 10. Dubai – Los Angeles: 8,339; Emirates https://simpleflying.com/185442-2wor...s-q2-2021/amp/ |
Which of those is the cheapest?
I was on the back deck with my dad at my parents' house when a flight from Houston to Dubai went overhead. |
Just before covid crippled the world last spring, Qantas was right on the cusp of launching Brisbane to Chicago non-stop, which would be 8,925 miles, but alas, it got delayed.
We'll see if it ever comes back whenever we're fully on the other side. |
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My wife flew from IAH to Sydney. What a horrible flight. Longest I've been was IAH to Tokyo and that was hellacious.
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The longest flight I have taken is LAX to Guangzhou on China Southern, 14.5 hours.
If India is open and safe(r) from COVID next February, I'm thinking of taking Air India from SFO to Delhi, which would be two hours longer. |
When I traveled from LA to Singapore in 2019, I went through Seoul. I was SO happy to break up the journey a little bit-- walk around, grab a coffee, stretch...and then get on the flight from Seoul to Singapore. For domestic flights, I absolutely want a direct. But super long distance trips? I'm happy to break it up a bit.
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I've only been on two flights over 6,000mi (SFO-TPE and PVG-SFO). That's about my limit (LAX-LHR isn't short either). I cannot imagine being on a plane much longer than 12 hours. I would much rather hop on either end.
For domestic though? Fuck changing planes. Gimme direct or I fly to the nearest hub and drive. |
The pandemic has probably set back the SYD-JFK Qantas project at least five years. I'm on the fence about whether I would ever fly it, but definitely not while in coach. But this route will probably be limited to business class or above whenever it does go in service:
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I've taken the Singapore to Newark flight in their Premium Economy cabin. For an 18 hour flight it wasn't bad at all, much better than having a layover.
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I suddenly feel very isolated. Poor us, just about every major international destination is 5,000+ miles away from the Bay Area.
JFK and LAX are obviously the top, and I suspect Newark is probably 3rd but I'll do those 3 later. Anyhow, Some observations so far. *Honolulu to Boston is the longest US flight I could find *Honolulu has the only US flight to Kuala Lumpur *Dulles has a listed flight to Johannesburg but it stops in Accra. *Houston has a listed flight to Singapore but it stops in Manchester SELECT US AIRPORTS BY ROUTES 5,000+ AIR MILES 36 San Francisco(SFO) 17 Chicago(ORD) 14 Dallas-Fort Worth(DFW) 14 Washington(IAD) 13 Houston(IAH) 9 Atlanta(ATL) 9 Seattle(SEA) 7 Miami(MIA) 6 Honolulu(HNL) 3 Denver(DEN) Atlanta(ATL): 9 8,439 miles------Johannesburg(Delta Air Lines) 7,659 miles------Shanghai(Delta Air Lines) 7,460 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 7,153 miles------Seoul(Delta Air Lines, Korean Air) 6,882 miles------Tokyo(Delta Air Lines) 5,843 miles------Lagos(Delta Air Lines) 5,759 miles------Istanbul(Turkish Airways) 5,700 miles------Athens(Delta Air Lines) 5,036 miles------Rome(Delta Air Lines) Chicago(ORD): 17 8,141 miles-----Auckland(Air New Zealand) 7,794 miles-----Hong Kong(Cathay Pacific, United Airlines) 7,757 miles-----Addis Ababa(Ethopian Airlines) 7,484 miles-----Delhi(AIr India) 7,457 miles-----Taipei(EVA Air) 7,257 miles-----Abu Dhabi(Etihad Airways) 7,382 miles-----Chengdu(Hainan Airlines) 7,246 miles-----Dubai(Emirates) 7,133 miles-----Doha(Qatar Airways) 7,057 miles-----Shanghai(China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines) 6,579 miles-----Beijing(Hainan Airlines, United Airlines) 6,552 miles-----Seoul(Korean Air) 6,274 miles-----Tokyo(ANA, Japan Airlines, United Airlines) 6,236 miles-----Amman(Royal Jordanian) 6,180 miles-----Tel Aviv(United Airlines) 5,474 miles-----Istanbul(Turkish Airlines) 5,225 miles-----Sao Paulo(United Airlines) Dallas-Fort Worth(DFW): 14 8,578 miles------Sydney(Qantas) 8,119 miles------Hong Kong(American Airlines) 8,040 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 7,921 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 7,440 miles------Auckland(American Airlines) 7,351 miles------Shanghai(American Airlines) 6,971 miles------Beijing(American Airlines) 6,970 miles------Tel Aviv(American Airlines) 6,829 miles------Seoul(American Airlines, Korean Airlines) 6,427 miles------Tokyo(American Airlines, Japan Airlines) 5,614 miles------Rome(American Airlines) 5,286 miles------Buenos Aires(American Airlines) 5,132 miles------Frankfurt(American Airlines) 5,124 miles------Sao Paulo(American Airlines) Denver(DEN): 3 5,788 miles------Tokyo(United Airlines) 5,225 miles------Munich(Lufthansa, United Airlines) 5,039 miles------Frankfurt(Lufthansa, United Airlines) Honolulu(HNL): 6 6,722 miles------Kuala Lumpur(AirAsiaX) 5,504 miles------Melbourne(Jetstar Airways) 5,301 miles------Manila(Philippine Airlines) 5,069 miles------Taipei(China Airlines) 5,095 miles------Boston(Hawaiian Airlines) 5,066 miles------Sydney(Hawaiian Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Qantas) Houston(IAH): 13 8,596 miles------Sydney(United Airlines) 8,168 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 8,048 miles------Doha(Qatar 7,939 miles------Taipei(EVA AIrways) 7,415 miles------Auckland(Air New Zealand) 7,195 miles------Beijing(Air China) 6,407 miles------Tokyo(ANA) 6,371 miles------Istanbul(Turkish Airlines) 5,417 miles------Munich(United Airlines) 5,232 miles------Frankfurt(Lufthansa) 5,062 miles------Buenos Aires(United Airlines) 5,016 miles------Rio de Janeiro(United Airlines) 5,012 miles------Amsterdam(KLM, United Airlines) Miami(MIA): 7 7,845 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 7,680 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 6,804 miles------Tel Aviv(American Airlines, El Al 5,967 miles------Istanbul(Turkish Airlines) 5,767 miles------Moscow(Aeroflot) 5,286 miles------Warsaw(LOT Polish Airlines) 5,183 miles------Rome(Alitalia) San Francisco(SFO): 36 8,694 miles------Bangalore(Air India, United Airlines) 8,441 miles------Singapore(Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines) 8,103 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 8,062 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 7,855 miles------Melbourne(Qantas, United Airlines) 7,825 miles------Ho Chi Minh City(Bamboo Airways) 7,707 miles------Delhi(Air India, United Airlines) 7,422 miles------Tel Aviv(El Al, United Airlines) 7,417 miles------Sydney(Qantas, United Airlines) 6,969 miles------Manila(Philippine Airlines) 6,927 miles------Hong Kong(Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines) 6,897 miles------Guangzhou(Southern China Airlines) 6,870 miles------Chengdu(United Airlines) 6,705 miles------Istanbul(Turkish Airlines) 6,532 miles------Auckland(Air New Zealand, United Airlines) 6,469 miles------Taipei(China Airlines, EVA Airways, United Airlines) 6,264 miles------Rome(Alitalia) 6,142 miles------Shanghai(Eastern China Airlines, United Airlines) 5,970 miles------Barcelona(Level) 5,913 miles------Beijing(Air China, United Airlines) 5,879 miles------Munich(Lufthansa, United Airlines) 5,867 miles------Warsaw(LOT Polish Airlines) 5,840 miles------Zurich(Swiss International Air Lines, United Airlines) 5,790 miles------Madrid(Iberia) 5,699 miles------Frankfurt(Lufthansa, United Airlines) 5,659 miles------Seoul(Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, United Airlines) 5,583 miles------Paris(Air France, French Bee, United Airlines) 5,581 miles------Lisbon(TAP Portugal) 5,487 miles------Copenhagen(Scandinavian Airlines) 5,473 miles------Amsterdam(KLM, United Airlines) 5,458 miles------Nadi(Fiji Airways) 5,435 miles------Helsinki(Finnair) 5,413 miles------Osaka(United Airlines) 5,368 miles------London(British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic) 5,124 miles------Tokyo(ANA, Japan Airlines, United Airlines) 5,086 miles------Dublin(Aer Lingus, United Airlines) Seattle(SEA): 9 8,078 miles------Bangalore(American Airlines) 8,071 miles------Singapore(Singapore Airlines) 7,425 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 7,411 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 6,074 miles------Taipei(EVA Air) 5,709 miles------Shanghai(Delta Air Lines, Hainan Airlines) 5,407 miles------Beijing(Delta Air Lines, Hainan Airlines) 5,217 miles------Seoul(Asiana Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air) 5,108 miles------Frankfurt(Condor) Washington(IAD): 14 7,506 miles------Delhi(Air India) 7,088 miles------Abu Dhabi(Etihad) 7,069 miles------Dubai(Emirates) 6,959 miles------Seoul(Korean Air) 6,927 miles------Doha(Qatar Airways) 6,921 miles------Beijing(Air China, United Airlinesa)) 6,753 miles------Tokyo(ANA, United Airlines)) 6,737 miles------Riyadh(Saudia) 6,581 miles------Jeddah(Saudia) 5,951 miles------Tel Aviv(United Airlines) 5,832 miles------Cairo(Egyptair) 5,288 miles------Warsaw(LOT Polish Airlines) 5,296 miles------Accra(South African Airways, United Airlines) 5,225 miles------Istanbul(Turkish Airways) |
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ETA: Six for Detroit: Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Amman*. Two for Minneapolis: Tokyo, Seoul. *Service between Detroit and Amman is ending in August 2021. |
The Vancouver-Sydney flight is...brutal. It seemed like it lasted 20 days. It is depressing realizing that, after having watched 5 movies back-to-back, you are still only half way there.
Still better than my previous trip of having to deplane in Honololu (at 3am) and having to go through US Customs for no good reason, just to get right back on the same fucking plane in the same fucking seat. |
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And they lost my luggage and barely got it in CHC before my ice flight to McMurdo, otherwise I would have had a really bad time. |
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Years ago I flew the then NONSTOP Singapore to Newark on Singapore Airlines (19 hours); all business class and it was quite an experience, but was actually quite pleasant. Singapore Air is really superb, otherwise such a trip could be most unpleasant. I can't imagine such a trip in economy; I have experienced many economy trips just across the Atlantic and it is a real pain, particularly on the way to Europe; back is not so bad as you can crash at home.
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