Today is the Great Circle Mapper's 21st birthday, a birthday which is often regarded as a major milestone. To celebrate, today's Featured Map shows the 21 longest routes currently served by scheduled airline service, as measured by the great circle distance between the city pairs.
The following table lists these 21 routes. (Several sources were used in its compilation; other lists differ due to erroneous distances and other issues.)
Rank | Route | Distance | Flight | Aircraft |
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1 | DOH-AKL | 9,032 mi / 14,536 km | QR 921 | Boeing 777-200LR |
2 | DXB-AKL | 8,824 mi / 14,201 km | EK 449 | Airbus A380-800 |
3 | SYD-DFW | 8,578 mi / 13,805 km | QF 8 | Airbus A380-800 |
4 | SFO-SIN | 8,447 mi / 13,594 km | UA 1 | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
SQ 31 | Airbus A350-900 | |||
5 | JNB-ATL | 8,439 mi / 13,581 km | DL 201 | Boeing 777-200LR |
6 | AUH-LAX | 8,390 mi / 13,502 km | EY 171 | Boeing 777-200LR |
7 | DXB-LAX | 8,339 mi / 13,420 km | EK 215, 217 | Airbus A380-800 |
8 | JED-LAX | 8,332 mi / 13,409 km | SV 41 | Boeing 777-300ER |
9 | DOH-LAX | 8,306 mi / 13,367 km | QR 739 | Boeing 777-200LR |
10 | DXB-IAH | 8,168 mi / 13,145 km | EK 211 | Airbus A380-800 |
11 | AUH-SFO | 8,158 mi / 13,129 km | EY 183 | Boeing 777-200LR |
12 | DFW-HKG | 8,123 mi / 13,073 km | AA 125 | Boeing 777-300ER |
13 | DXB-SFO | 8,104 mi / 13,042 km | EK 225 | Airbus A380-800 |
14 | AUH-DFW | 8,072 mi / 12,991 km | EY 161 | Boeing 777-200LR |
15 | HKG-JFK | 8,072 mi / 12,991 km | CX 831, 841, 845 | Boeing 777-300ER |
16 | EWR-HKG | 8,066 mi / 12,981 km | UA 179 | Boeing 777-200ER |
17 | DOH-IAH | 8,049 mi / 12,954 km | QR 713 | Boeing 777-200LR |
18 | DXB-DFW | 8,041 mi / 12,941 km | EK 221 | Boeing 777-200LR |
19 | PVG-MEX | 8,026 mi / 12,917 km | AM 99 | Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
20 | DEL-LAX | 8,014 mi / 12,897 km | AI 175 | Boeing 777-200LR |
21 | CAN-JFK | 8,002 mi / 12,878 km | CZ 300 | Boeing 777-300ER |
Late next month, LAX-SIN will return to this list (in the #3 position) when United Airlines starts flying it with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This route was last operated about five years ago, by Singapore Airlines using an Airbus A340-500. An even longer route is planned next March when Qantas begins flying PER-LHR with the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
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