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Jet-stream routes

Our routes with the biggest difference between the estimated eastbound and westbound flight times. Prevailing westerly winds at cruise height speed up eastbound flights and slow westbound ones, most strongly in the mid-latitudes.

#RouteDistanceEastbound / westboundDifference
1LAX–SIN Los Angeles – Singapore14,102 km8,762 mi 16 h / 18 h 25 min145 min
2LAX–MNL Los Angeles – Manila11,740 km7,295 mi 13 h 20 min / 15 h 40 min140 min
3SFO–SIN San Francisco – Singapore13,582 km8,439 mi 15 h 25 min / 17 h 45 min135 min
4LAX–HKG Los Angeles – Hong Kong11,664 km7,248 mi 13 h 15 min / 15 h 30 min135 min
5LAX–TPE Los Angeles – Taipei10,922 km6,787 mi 12 h 25 min / 14 h 40 min135 min
6JNB–SYD Johannesburg – Sydney11,024 km6,850 mi 12 h 35 min / 14 h 45 min135 min
7SFO–HKG San Francisco – Hong Kong11,128 km6,915 mi 12 h 45 min / 14 h 50 min130 min
8IAD–ADD Washington – Addis Ababa11,563 km7,185 mi 13 h 15 min / 15 h 20 min125 min
9SFO–TPE San Francisco – Taipei10,391 km6,457 mi 11 h 55 min / 14 h125 min
10LAX–PVG Los Angeles – Shanghai10,415 km6,472 mi 11 h 55 min / 14 h125 min
11SFO–PVG San Francisco – Shanghai9,877 km6,138 mi 11 h 25 min / 13 h 20 min120 min
12LAX–HND Los Angeles – Tokyo8,812 km5,476 mi 10 h 10 min / 12 h 10 min115 min
13LAX–NRT Los Angeles – Tokyo8,753 km5,439 mi 10 h 05 min / 12 h 05 min115 min
14DFW–HND Dallas–Fort Worth – Tokyo10,378 km6,448 mi 12 h / 13 h 50 min115 min
15LAX–ICN Los Angeles – Seoul9,625 km5,981 mi 11 h 10 min / 13 h115 min
16DOH–JFK Doha – New York10,770 km6,692 mi 12 h 25 min / 14 h 15 min110 min
17MEX–MAD Mexico City – Madrid9,065 km5,633 mi 10 h 30 min / 12 h 20 min110 min
18LHR–SYD London – Sydney17,021 km10,576 mi 19 h 30 min / 21 h 20 min110 min
19AUH–JFK Abu Dhabi – New York11,031 km6,854 mi 12 h 45 min / 14 h 35 min110 min
20JFK–TLV New York – Tel Aviv9,117 km5,665 mi 10 h 35 min / 12 h 25 min110 min
21EWR–TLV Newark – Tel Aviv9,141 km5,680 mi 10 h 35 min / 12 h 25 min110 min
22SFO–HND San Francisco – Tokyo8,286 km5,148 mi 9 h 40 min / 11 h 30 min110 min
23SFO–NRT San Francisco – Tokyo8,227 km5,112 mi 9 h 35 min / 11 h 25 min110 min
24JNB–PER Johannesburg – Perth8,310 km5,163 mi 9 h 40 min / 11 h 30 min110 min
25DXB–JFK Dubai – New York11,002 km6,836 mi 12 h 45 min / 14 h 30 min110 min
26SFO–ICN San Francisco – Seoul9,085 km5,645 mi 10 h 35 min / 12 h 20 min105 min
27SIN–SEA Singapore – Seattle12,979 km8,065 mi 15 h / 16 h 45 min105 min
28AKL–EZE Auckland – Buenos Aires10,312 km6,408 mi 12 h / 13 h 40 min100 min
29IST–HND Istanbul – Tokyo8,959 km5,567 mi 10 h 25 min / 12 h 10 min100 min
30JFK–HNL New York – Honolulu8,007 km4,975 mi 9 h 25 min / 11 h 05 min100 min
31MAD–CUN Madrid – Cancún7,960 km4,946 mi 9 h 20 min / 11 h100 min
32JFK–ATH New York – Athens7,933 km4,929 mi 9 h 20 min / 11 h100 min
33MEX–CDG Mexico City – Paris9,199 km5,716 mi 10 h 45 min / 12 h 25 min100 min
34CDG–BKK Paris – Bangkok9,448 km5,871 mi 11 h / 12 h 40 min100 min
35CDG–HKG Paris – Hong Kong9,590 km5,959 mi 11 h 10 min / 12 h 50 min95 min
36LAX–PEK Los Angeles – Beijing10,037 km6,237 mi 11 h 40 min / 13 h 20 min95 min
37LHR–PER London – Perth14,508 km9,015 mi 16 h 45 min / 18 h 25 min95 min
38SYD–SCL Sydney – Santiago11,340 km7,047 mi 13 h 10 min / 14 h 45 min95 min
39CDG–SIN Paris – Singapore10,724 km6,664 mi 12 h 30 min / 14 h 05 min95 min
40MIA–MAD Miami – Madrid7,106 km4,415 mi 8 h 25 min / 10 h95 min

Computed 31 October 2026 from OurAirports data (refreshed weekly). Airports with scheduled passenger service and an IATA code only. Method.

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