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The Top 50 Longest Airline Routes from the US and Canada

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USA Today recently published the list of top 50 longest commercial air routes from the US and Canada.

In the interest conciseness, I’ve compiled the list here with number 1 being the longest…

  1. Atlanta-Johannesburg (7,329 nautical miles): Delta Air Lines (Boeing 777-200LR); 15 hours, 14 minutes
  2. Los Angeles-Abu Dhabi (7,278 nautical miles): Etihad Airways (Boeing 777-200LR);16 hours, 10 minutes (outbound)
  3. Los Angeles-Dubai (7,233 nautical miles): Emirates (Airbus A380); 15 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  4. Los Angeles-Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (7,227 nautical miles): Saudia Airlines (Boeing 777-300LR); 16 hours (outbound)
  5. Dallas/Fort Worth-Brisbane, Australia (7,213 nautical miles): Qantas Airways (Boeing 747-400*); 16 hours, 5 minutes (outbound).
  6. Houston Bush Intercontinental to Dubai (7,083 nautical miles): Emirates (Boeing 777-300ER); 14 hours, 55 minutes (outbound)
  7. Dallas/Fort Worth to Hong Kong (7,046 nautical miles): American Airlines (Boeing 777-300ER); 16 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  8. San Francisco to Dubai (7,027 nautical miles): Emirates (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  9. New York JFK to Hong Kong (7,001 nautical miles): Cathay Pacific (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  10. Newark Liberty to Hong Kong (6,995 nautical miles): Cathay Pacific (Boeing 777-300ER) and United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 15 hours, 50 minutes
  11. Houston Bush Intercontinental to Doha, Qatar (6,979 nautical miles): Qatar Airways (Boeing 777-200LR); 14 hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  12. Dallas/Fort Worth to Dubai (6,973 nautical miles): Emirates (Boeing 777-200LR*); 14 hours, 20 minutes (outbound)
  13. New York JFK-Guangzhou, China (6,940 nautical miles): China Southern; Boeing 777-300ER, 16 hours (outbound)
  14. New York JFK-Johannesburg (6,923 nautical miles): South African Airways; Airbus A340-600, 15 hours (outbound)
  15. Los Angeles-Melbourne, Australia (6,885 nautical miles): Qantas Airways (Airbus A380) and Virgin Australia (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 45 minutes
  16. Dallas/Fort Worth to Doha, Qatar (6,879 nautical miles): Qatar Airways (Boeing 777-200LR); 14 hours, 20 minutes (outbound)
  17. Toronto to Hong Kong (6,774 nautical miles): Air Canada (Boeing 777-200LR) and Cathay Pacific (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 15 minutes (outbound)
  18. (tie): New York JFK-Taipei (6,771 nautical miles): Eva Air (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  19. (tie) Newark Liberty-Mumbai (6,771 nautical miles): Air India (Boeing 777-300ER) and United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours, 45 minutes (outbound)
  20. Chicago O’Hare-Hong Kong (6,760 nautical miles): Cathay Pacific (Boeing 777-300ER) and United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 15 hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  21. Vancouver, Canada-Sydney, Australia (6,746 nautical miles): Air Canada (Boeing 777-200LR); 15 hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  22. Miami-Doha, Qatar (6,660 nautical miles): Qatar Airways (Boeing 777-200LR); 14 hours, 20 minutes (outbound)
  23. Atlanta-Dubai (6,589 nautical miles): Delta Air Lines (Boeing 777-200LR); 13 hours, 57 minutes (outbound)
  24. Los Angeles-Tel Aviv (6,566 nautical miles): El Al (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours, 30 minutes (outbound)
  25. Toronto-Taipei (6,520 nautical miles): Eva Air (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours, 15 minutes (outbound)
  26. Los Angeles-Sydney, Australia (6,510 nautical miles): Delta Air Lines (Boeing 777-200LR), Qantas Airways (Boeing 747-400), United Airlines (Boeing 777-200) and Virgin Australia (Boeing 777-300ER); 15 hours (outbound)
  27. Chicago O’Hare-New Delhi (6,489 nautical miles): Air India (Boeing 777-300ER); 14 hours, 30 minutes (outbound)
  28. San Francisco-Sydney, Australia (6,449 nautical miles): United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours, 55 minutes (outbound)
  29. Seattle-Dubai (6,438 nautical miles): Emirates (Boeing 777-300ER); 14 hours, 15 minutes (outbound)
  30. New York JFK-Shanghai (6,409 nautical miles): China Eastern (Airbus A340-600); 14 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  31. Newark Liberty-Shanghai (6,402 nautical miles): United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours, 55 minutes (outbound)
  32. Dallas/Fort Worth-Shanghai (6,374 nautical miles): American Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 15 hours, 40 minutes (outbound)
  33. Newark Liberty-New Delhi (6,350 nautical miles): United Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours, 5 minutes (outbound)
  34. New York JFK-New Delhi (6,344 nautical miles): Air India (Boeing 777-300ER); 13 hours, 45 minutes (outbound)
  35. Los Angeles-Manila (6,337 nautical miles): Philippine Air (Boeing 777-300); 14 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  36. Chicago O’Hare-Abu Dhabi (6,309 nautical miles): Etihad Airways (Boeing 777-300ER); 13hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  37. Toronto-Karachi, Pakistan (6,298 nautical miles): Pakistan International Airlines (Boeing 777-200); 13 hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  38. Los Angeles-Hong Kong (6,297 nautical miles): Cathay Pacific (Boeing 777-300ER); 14 hours, 45 minutes (outbound)
  39. Chicago O’Hare-Dubai (6,282 nautical miles): Emirates (Boeing 777-200LR); 13hours, 35 minutes (outbound)
  40. Los Angeles-Guangzhou, China (6,271 nautical miles): China Southern (Airbus A380); 14 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  41. Washington Dulles-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia* (6,240 nautical miles): Ethiopian Airways (Boeing 777-200LR); 12 hours, 30 minutes (outbound)
  42. Houston Bush Intercontinental-Beijing (6,238 nautical miles): Air China (Boeing 777-300) 14 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  43. Los Angeles-Brisbane, Australia (6,225 nautical miles): Qantas Airways (Boeing 747-400) and Virgin Australia (Boeing 777); 14 hours (outbound)
  44. Toronto-Addis Ababa, Etihopia* (6,206 nautical miles): Ethiopian Airways (Boeing 787-8); 13 hours, 20 minutes (outbound)
  45. Atlanta-Seoul (6,199 nautical miles): Korean Air (Airbus A380); 14 hours, 50 minutes (outbound)
  46. Detroit-Shanghai (6,187 nautical miles): Delta Air Lines (Boeing 777-200LR); 14 hours, 45 minutes (outbound)
  47. Chicago O’Hare-Doha (6,184 nautical miles): Qatar Airways (Boeing 777-300ER); 13 hours, 15 minutes (outbound)
  48. Toronto-Shanghai (6,161 nautical miles): Air Canada (Boeing 777-200LR); 14 hours, 15 minutes (outbound)
  49. Washington Dulles-Abu Dhabi (6,146 nautical miles): Etihad Airways (Boeing 777-200LR); 13 hours, 30 minutes (outbound)
  50. Vancouver, Canada-Auckland, New Zealand (6,131 nautical miles): Air New Zealand (Boeing 777-200); 14 hours (outbound)

Have you ever traveled on any of these routes?

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