Friday, April 13, 2012

World's 10 Longest Flights.

What is the most asked questions before your flight? How long is your flight and how many hours will it take to reach the destination?

US News & World Reports put out a pretty interesting list of the World's Longest Flights. BizClass Travel founds that the longest are flights from USA to Singapore. From Newark it is 9,535 miles and takes 18 hr 50 min and from Los Angeles - 8,770 that takes 18 hr 05 min. However, the distance between Newark and Los Angeles is about 3300 miles and it takes about 5 hr 30 min to fly.

Hmm… why? BizClass Travel could help you to get the answer, but we know  you've already figured out.
Rank
(Dist.)
From
To
Airline
Flight
number
Distance
km (mi
Scheduled
duration
Aircraft type
1
Newark
Singapore
Singapore Airlines
SQ 21
15,345 (9,535)
18 hr 50 min
Airbus A340-500
2
Los Angeles
Singapore
Singapore Airlines
SQ 37
14,114 (8,770)
18 hr 05 min
Airbus A340-500
3
Sydney
Dallas
Qantas
QF 7
13,804 (8,578)
15 hr 25 min
Boeing 747-400ER
4
Johannesburg
Atlanta
Delta Air Lines
DL 201
13,582 (8,439)
17 hr 05 min
Boeing 777-200LR
5
Dubai
Los Angeles
Emirates
EK 215
13,420 (8,339)
16 hr 30 min
Boeing 777-300ER
6
Dallas
Brisbane
Qantas
QF 8
13,363 (8,303)
16 hr 00 min
Boeing 747-400ER
7
Los Angeles
Bangkok
Thai Airways International
TG 795
13,309 (8,270)
17 hr 20 min
Airbus A340-500
8
Dubai
Houston
Emirates
EK 211
13,144 (8,168)
16 hr 20 min
Boeing 777-300ER
9
Dubai
San Francisco
Emirates
EK 225
13,041 (8,103)
16 hr 00 min
Boeing 777-300ER
10
New York
Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific
CX 831
12,990 (8,072)
16 hr 05 min
Boeing 777-300ER

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