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Longest routes

The 40 longest of our curated city pairs, by great-circle distance, with the estimated scheduled flight time each way. Pairs beyond about 15,400 km are longer than any nonstop airliner route flown today.

#RouteDistanceTime →Time ←
1LHR–SYD London – Sydney17,021 km10,576 mi 19 h 30 min21 h 20 min
2SIN–JFK Singapore – New York15,341 km9,532 mi 18 h 30 min18 h 25 min
3SIN–EWR Singapore – Newark15,337 km9,530 mi 18 h 30 min18 h 25 min
4DOH–AKL Doha – Auckland14,534 km9,031 mi 16 h 50 min18 h 20 min
5LHR–PER London – Perth14,508 km9,015 mi 16 h 45 min18 h 25 min
6DFW–MEL Dallas–Fort Worth – Melbourne14,475 km8,995 mi 18 h 15 min16 h 50 min
7AKL–JFK Auckland – New York14,215 km8,833 mi 16 h 30 min18 h
8DXB–AKL Dubai – Auckland14,199 km8,823 mi 16 h 30 min17 h 55 min
9LAX–SIN Los Angeles – Singapore14,102 km8,762 mi 18 h 25 min16 h
10IAH–SYD Houston – Sydney13,836 km8,597 mi 17 h 25 min16 h 10 min
11DFW–SYD Dallas–Fort Worth – Sydney13,808 km8,580 mi 17 h 25 min16 h 10 min
12ATL–JNB Atlanta – Johannesburg13,583 km8,440 mi 15 h 55 min17 h 05 min
13SFO–SIN San Francisco – Singapore13,582 km8,439 mi 17 h 45 min15 h 25 min
14DXB–LAX Dubai – Los Angeles13,400 km8,327 mi 16 h 25 min16 h 10 min
15SIN–SEA Singapore – Seattle12,979 km8,065 mi 15 h16 h 45 min
16JFK–HKG New York – Hong Kong12,970 km8,059 mi 15 h 55 min15 h 40 min
17JFK–JNB New York – Johannesburg12,831 km7,973 mi 15 h16 h 20 min
18LAX–MEL Los Angeles – Melbourne12,758 km7,928 mi 16 h 10 min15 h
19YYZ–HKG Toronto – Hong Kong12,548 km7,797 mi 15 h 35 min15 h 05 min
20JFK–TPE New York – Taipei12,545 km7,795 mi 15 h 35 min15 h
21YVR–SYD Vancouver – Sydney12,501 km7,768 mi 15 h 50 min14 h 40 min
22DOH–SYD Doha – Sydney12,375 km7,689 mi 14 h 40 min15 h 40 min
23DXB–GRU Dubai – São Paulo12,217 km7,591 mi 15 h 20 min14 h 35 min
24LAX–SYD Los Angeles – Sydney12,061 km7,494 mi 15 h 15 min14 h 15 min
25DXB–SYD Dubai – Sydney12,043 km7,483 mi 14 h 15 min15 h 15 min
26SFO–SYD San Francisco – Sydney11,950 km7,425 mi 15 h 10 min14 h 10 min
27LAX–MNL Los Angeles – Manila11,740 km7,295 mi 15 h 40 min13 h 20 min
28LAX–HKG Los Angeles – Hong Kong11,664 km7,248 mi 15 h 30 min13 h 15 min
29DXB–MEL Dubai – Melbourne11,644 km7,235 mi 13 h 50 min14 h 50 min
30IAD–ADD Washington – Addis Ababa11,563 km7,185 mi 13 h 15 min15 h 20 min
31LAX–BNE Los Angeles – Brisbane11,533 km7,167 mi 14 h 35 min13 h 45 min
32ATL–ICN Atlanta – Seoul11,487 km7,138 mi 14 h 40 min13 h 35 min
33SYD–SCL Sydney – Santiago11,340 km7,047 mi 13 h 10 min14 h 45 min
34EZE–FCO Buenos Aires – Rome11,156 km6,932 mi 13 h 20 min14 h 10 min
35SFO–HKG San Francisco – Hong Kong11,128 km6,915 mi 14 h 50 min12 h 45 min
36JFK–ICN New York – Seoul11,089 km6,890 mi 13 h 55 min13 h 25 min
37AUH–JFK Abu Dhabi – New York11,031 km6,854 mi 14 h 35 min12 h 45 min
38JNB–SYD Johannesburg – Sydney11,024 km6,850 mi 12 h 35 min14 h 45 min
39DXB–JFK Dubai – New York11,002 km6,836 mi 14 h 30 min12 h 45 min
40LAX–IST Los Angeles – Istanbul11,002 km6,836 mi 13 h 05 min14 h 05 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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