Longest flights

[24][25][26] This route was previously operated with a refueling stop at Los Angeles International Airport, where all passengers would disembark the aircraft and pass through United States Customs & Border Protection before re-boarding and continuing to Paris.

However, to comply with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions banning European travelers from entering the United States,[27] the airline opted not to stop at Los Angeles during its flights in March–April 2020.

However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around 17,250 km (10,720 mi; 9,310 nmi)[29] over the Pacific Ocean where jet streams can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of 16,500 km (10,300 mi; 8,900 nmi)[30] eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet streams winds are available to save both flying time and fuel.

Similarly, the two Air India flights from New Delhi to San Francisco, AI173[31] and AI183,[32] fly an eastward ground distance of about 15,110 km (9,390 mi; 8,160 nmi) over the Pacific Ocean instead of a shorter westward great-circle route of about 13,300 km (8,300 mi; 7,200 nmi) over the Atlantic Ocean, to avoid prevailing westerly headwinds and save almost two hours of flying time.

In the late 2000s/early 2010s, rising fuel prices coupled with the Great Recession caused the cancellation of many ultra long-haul, non-stop flights.

[126][127] But, as fuel prices have since decreased and more fuel-efficient aircraft have come into service, many ultra long-haul routes were reinstated or newly scheduled.

It would feature three additional auxiliary fuel tanks (six total), a lighter interior derived from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as well as lower density seating.

The second section lists the longest non-stop flight ever regularly scheduled and operated by that commercial passenger aircraft type.

The table below lists the current longest (by great-circle distance) non-stop flights operated by different types of aircraft.

The table below lists the longest (by great-circle distance) regularly scheduled non-stop revenue flights ever operated by different types of aircraft.

New and soon to be launched non-stop flights with distances exceeding 12,952 kilometres (8,048 mi; 6,994 nmi), placing them on the top 30 list, have been announced:

An illustration of the great-circle route versus an optimized jetstream route between Los Angeles and Tokyo. Note the eastbound (to Los Angeles) route, opting to take a longer route (by ground distance) that uses the jetstream to save time and fuel.
The Pan Am Martin M-130 'Hawaii Clipper' that flew the first commercial transpacific flight
PBY Catalina G-AGKS of the Double Sunrise service
An El Al Boeing 707 (4X-ATB) that flew the longest flight in 1961 between New York City and Tel Aviv
A Pan Am 747SP that operated the longest flight in 1976 between New York City and Tokyo
South African Airways' first 747-400, that launched the longest non-stop flight in 1991 from New York City to Johannesburg
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900ULR (one of only seven ever produced) taxiing at New York JFK having just completed the world's current longest non-stop flight from Singapore.
Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time for a commercial airliner at 21,602 kilometers covered in 22 hours 42 minutes. [ 134 ]
Qantas 747-400 City of Canberra (VH-OJA) flew from London to Sydney non-stop during its 1989 promotional flight, flying 17,000 kilometers in about 20 hours.
An illustration of a San Francisco to Singapore "non-stop" flight (green) versus a "direct" flight (purple)