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Limits RegistrySingapore Airlines flights SQ23/SQ24 between Singapore Changi and New York JFK, launched in November 2020 using Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft, cover about 15,349 km great-circle distance and take roughly 18–19 hours. Qantas's 'Project Sunrise' Sydney–London and Sydney–New York flights are planned but were not yet in service.
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Singapore Airlines flights SQ23/SQ24 between Singapore Changi and New York JFK, launched in November 2020 using Airbus A350-900ULR aircraft, cover about 15,349 km great-circle distance and take roughly 18–19 hours. Qantas's 'Project Sunrise' Sydney–London and Sydney–New York flights are planned but were not yet in service.
The longest great-circle distance of any regularly scheduled non-stop passenger airline route.
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Limits Registry. LR-LONGEST-SCHEDULED-COMMERCIAL-FLIGHT. Longest scheduled non-stop commercial flight. 2026.