:World's longest domestic flight
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Air Tahiti Nui Flight 64 (TN64/THT64) was the world's longest domestic flight, and the longest scheduled passenger flight ever. It was created due to restrictions imposed by the United States over international flights in a context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight, operated by Air Tahiti Nui, was between Papeete in French Polynesia and Paris in metropolitan France, traversing a distance of {{convert|15715|km|mi nmi}} and taking 16 hours, 26 minutes.{{Cite web|title=TN64 Flight Status / Air Tahiti Nui THT64 / TN 64 Flight Tracker|url=https://airportinfo.live/flight/tn64|access-date=6 January 2021|website=airportinfo.live}} It was a domestic flight as French Polynesia is part of the French Republic.
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Historical records
= Longest domestic flight =
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The world's longest commercial domestic flight was flight TN64 operated by Air Tahiti Nui, a French airline based in French Polynesia. The flight operated between Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport near Papeete to Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, France. It covered a great-circle distance of {{convert|15715|km|mi nmi}} taking approximately 16 hours and 20 minutes. With its great-circle distance, it set the record both for world's longest domestic flight as well as the world's longest commercial flight.
Air Tahiti Nui began the route on 15 March 2020, departing Faa'a International Airport at 3:14{{nbsp}}am local time as flight TN64, flying nonstop to Charles de Gaulle Airport and landing at 6:00{{nbsp}}am local time on 16 March, taking 15 hours and 46 minutes.{{cite press release |url= https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/air-tahiti-nui-new-record-worlds-longest-flight-tahiti-paris-working |title= Air Tahiti Nui – New Record For World's Longest Flight – Tahiti to Paris – WORKING |publisher= Air Tahiti Nui |date= 19 March 2020 |accessdate= 28 April 2020 |archive-date= 20 May 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200520151248/https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/air-tahiti-nui-new-record-worlds-longest-flight-tahiti-paris-working |url-status= live }} The Boeing 787-9 operating the flight (registered F-OTOA){{cite tweet|user=Flightradar24|author-link=Flightradar24|number=1239277572761976834|title=Because of COVID-19 flight restrictions, Air Tahiti Nui is operating its service to Paris non-stop from Papeete—without its normal stop at LAX. The flight is longer than SIN-EWR and at 15,715 km it is also the longest domestic flight in the world. https://flightradar24.com/THT64/24310bc8|date=15 March 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408183519/https://twitter.com/Flightradar24/status/1239277572761976834|archive-date=8 April 2020|url-status=live}} carrying between 130 and 150 passengers (and no cargo{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Brent |date=2023-05-12 |title=Interview: Air Tahiti Nui, 25 Years of Connecting French Polynesia to the World |url=https://airwaysmag.com/air-tahiti-nui-ceo-monvoisin-coo-bechonnet/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Airways |language=en-US}} on the eastbound route).{{Cite web |date=2020-05-27 |title=World's longest domestic flight flies under radar - AeroTime |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/25061-world-s-longest-domestic-flight-flies-under-radar |access-date=2024-02-02 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2020-03-15 |title=Moins de 150 passagers pour le premier vol sans escale Tahiti-Paris |url=https://www.tntv.pf/tntvnews/polynesie/societe/moins-de-150-passagers-pour-le-premier-vol-sans-escale-tahiti-paris/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=TNTV Tahiti Nui Télévision |language=fr-FR}} TN64 continued to operate the flight through March and April 2020, with its final flight on 19 April 2020.{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-worlds-longest-flight/index.html|title=Virus creates world's longest passenger flight|last=Street|first=Francesca|website=CNN|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203214807/http://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-worlds-longest-flight/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Air Taihiti Nui schedules nonstop Papeete-Paris repatriation flights in April 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.routesonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224003327/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/290725/air-tahiti-nui-schedules-nonstop-papeete-paris-repatriation-flights-in-april-2020/|archive-date=December 24, 2022}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.airtahitinui.com/sites/default/files/medias/files/2023-08/EN-atn-rapportactivite2022-v2.pdf |title=Air Tahiti Nui - Annual Report 2020 |year=2021 |pages=4, 29}}{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2020 |title=Air Tahiti Nui: un nouveau direct Papeete – Paris dimanche prochain – Air Journal |url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2020-04-13-air-tahiti-nui-un-nouveau-direct-papeete-paris-dimanche-prochain-5219465.html |access-date=2024-01-08}}
Prior to this record, the record, at the time, for the longest commercial flight by great-circle distance was held by Singapore Airlines, with their Singapore to Newark route at a distance of {{convert|15343|km|mi nmi}}.{{cite web|last=Schlappig|first=Ben|date=14 March 2020|title=Air Tahiti Nui operating World's Longest Commercial Flight|url=https://onemileatatime.com/air-tahiti-nui-longest-flight/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100246/https://onemileatatime.com/air-tahiti-nui-longest-flight/|archive-date=21 December 2020|website=One Mile at a Time|publisher=PointsPros, Inc.|accessdate=28 April 2020}}
= Longest domestic flight (cargo only) =
French Bee operated the longest nonstop domestic cargo flight, from Tahiti to Paris on 14 May 2020, departing Faa'a International Airport at 10:51{{nbsp}}am local time and landing at Orly Airport at 3:40{{nbsp}}pm local time on 15 May 2020, taking 16 hours and 49 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/french-bee-beats-air-tahiti-nui-for-longest-domestic-flight-record/|title=French bee beats Air Tahiti Nui for longest domestic flight record|last=Field|first=James|website=Airways Magazine|publisher=Airways International, Inc|date=17 May 2020|accessdate=22 July 2020|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100245/https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/french-bee-beats-air-tahiti-nui-for-longest-domestic-flight-record/|url-status=live}} This flight did not carry passengers in part as Orly Airport was closed to all commercial passenger traffic from March to June 2020.{{Cite web|title=#ReunitingSoon:Paris-Orly airport marks a pause|url=https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/news/paris-orly-reunitingsoon|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425180132/https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/news/paris-orly-reunitingsoon|archive-date=25 April 2020|access-date=6 January 2021|website=}} The airline further claimed its Airbus A350-900 operating the flight (registered F-HREY) flew a ground distance of {{convert|16129|km|mi nmi}}, thus surpassing the distance of Air Tahiti Nui's flight, but was not operated as a commercial passenger flight and no tickets were sold, instead carrying approximately 5 tons of cargo.{{cite press release|url=https://www.frenchbee.com/sites/default/files/2020-05/200515_PR%20World%20record_%20Frenchbee.pdf|title=World record for the longest flight beaten by French bee between two French airports: 16,129 kilometers between Tahiti-Faa'a and Paris-Orly|publisher=French bee|date=15 May 2020|accessdate=22 July 2020|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100241/https://www.frenchbee.com/sites/default/files/2020-05/200515_PR%20World%20record_%20Frenchbee.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Another longest "domestic" flight: ITJ {{!}} Transport Journal|url=https://www.transportjournal.com/en/home/news/artikeldetail/another-longest-domestic-flight.html|access-date=28 May 2021|website=www.transportjournal.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=World's longest domestic flight beaten by French Bee: an Airbus A350-900s between Tahiti and Paris Orly |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/french-bee/worlds-longest-domestic-flight-beaten-by-french-bee-an-airbus-a350-900s-between-tahiti-and-paris-orly/|access-date=28 May 2021|website=Aviation24.be|date=16 May 2020 |language=en}}
Background
The non-stop routes flown by certain airlines were developed as consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions imposed by the United States over international flights which came into effect on 11 March 2020.{{cite web |url= https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/air-tahiti-nui-breaks-record-worlds-longest-passenger-flight-due-covid-19/ |title= Air Tahiti Nui breaks record for World's Longest Passenger Flight due to Covid-19 |website= Travel Weekly |publisher= The Misfits Media Company |date= 24 March 2020 |accessdate= 28 April 2020 |archive-date= 21 December 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100244/https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/air-tahiti-nui-breaks-record-worlds-longest-passenger-flight-due-covid-19/ |url-status= live }} Before the pandemic, the flight between Papeete and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was operated by Air Tahiti Nui as well as Air France with an intermediate stop at Los Angeles International Airport, while the flight between Papeete and Orly Airport in Paris was operated by French Bee with an intermediate stop at San Francisco International Airport.{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/17/because-of-coronavirus-the-worlds-longest-ever-passenger-flight/ |title=Because of coronavirus, the world's longest-ever passenger flight |website=The Mercury News |location=San Jose, CA |date=17 March 2020 |accessdate=28 April 2020 |archive-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100244/https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/17/because-of-coronavirus-the-worlds-longest-ever-passenger-flight/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277131/french-bee-opens-san-francisco-reservation-from-may-2018/|title=French Bee opens San Francisco reservation from May 2018|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=12 February 2018|accessdate=21 July 2020|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100246/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/277131/french-bee-opens-san-francisco-reservation-from-may-2018/|url-status=live}} The airlines serving these routes also held traffic rights to transport passengers between either Paris or Papeete and the intermediate stop. Both the Boeing 787-9 used by Air Tahiti Nui and the Airbus A350-900 used by French Bee were claimed by their respective airlines to have greater fuel and energy efficiency compared to other similar or older long-haul widebody aircraft, while flying with a smaller payload to be able to achieve the long distance without stopping for additional fuel.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-worlds-longest-flight/index.html |title=Virus creates world's longest passenger flight |last=Street |first=Francesca |website=CNN Travel |publisher=Cable News Network |date=17 March 2020 |accessdate=28 April 2020 |archive-date=21 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100259/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-worlds-longest-flight/index.html |url-status=live }}
Air Tahiti Nui, French Bee and Air France have all pursued other stopping points to cover the long distance between French Polynesia and metropolitan France, including stopping at Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe,{{cite press release|url=https://www.airtahitinui.com/uk-en/coronavirus-covid-19-flight-schedule-update|title=Coronavirus COVID-19: Flight Schedule Update|publisher=Air Tahiti Nui|date=23 March 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723013513/https://www.airtahitinui.com/uk-en/coronavirus-covid-19-flight-schedule-update|archive-date=23 July 2020}} as well as stopping at Vancouver International Airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia.{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291809/air-tahiti-nui-july-2020-paris-cdg-routing-adjustment/|title=Air Tahiti Nui July 2020 Paris CDG routing adjustment|last=Liu|first=Jim|website=Routesonline|publisher=Informa Markets|date=15 June 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|archive-date=21 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100248/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/291809/air-tahiti-nui-july-2020-paris-cdg-routing-adjustment/|url-status=live}} However, unlike the intermediate stops in the United States prior to the pandemic, the stop in Vancouver was solely for transit, as none of the airlines could discharge or take on additional passengers at the intermediate stop.{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Chhavianshika|date=18 March 2020|title=Coronavirus Helps Air Tahiti Nui Set New Record for World's Longest Flight|url=https://www.news18.com/news/auto/coronavirus-helps-air-tahiti-nui-set-new-record-for-worlds-longest-flight-2540651.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221100242/https://www.news18.com/news/auto/coronavirus-helps-air-tahiti-nui-set-new-record-for-worlds-longest-flight-2540651.html|archive-date=21 December 2020|accessdate=28 April 2020|website=News18|agency=Associated Press}}{{cite press release|url=https://us.frenchbee.com/en/nos-alertes|title=Information for travelers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720195202/https://us.frenchbee.com/en/nos-alertes|publisher=French bee|date=15 July 2020|accessdate=20 July 2020|archive-date=20 July 2020}}
Current record
= Longest domestic flight (active) =
Originally launched in 1994, the longest currently active domestic flight is between Saint-Denis, Réunion, France and Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle Airport) and covers {{convert|9349|km|mi nmi}} in 11 hours 40 minutes. It is operated today by two carriers, Air France and Air Austral.{{Cite web|title=All Airlines flying CDG to RUN|url=http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CDG_RUN|website=Flightmapper.net}} Previously operated by Air France as a direct flight with refueling stops, it changed to a non-stop flight following the completion of the new longer runway at Saint-Denis that could accommodate Air France's fully loaded 747s in November 1994.{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Aéroport de La Réunion Roland Garros|url=https://www.reunion.aeroport.fr/en/aeroport/histoire|access-date=2021-11-18|website=www.reunion.aeroport.fr}} Today it is operated using Boeing 777 and 787s, capable of covering the 11 hour domestic flight with ease. While much shorter than the longest domestic flight ever, it remains the longest operating today, beating the second longest domestic flight from Paris' Orly Airport to Saint-Denis, Réunion by just {{convert|12|km}}.{{Cite web|title=All arlines flying from Orly, Paris to Saint-Denis, Reunion|url=http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORY_RUN|website=FlightMapper.net}}
File:Map of 25 Longest domestic flights as of 01 Jan 2022.gif
= Longest domestic flights (top 30, by great circle distance) =
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!Rank !From !To !Flight !Distance !Scheduled duration !Aircraft |
1
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Saint Denis, Reunion |Air France [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_RUN_CDG AF 647] |{{convert|9349|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |11:40 |777-300ER |
2
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–Orly |Air France [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_RUN_ORY AF 645/671] |{{convert|9337|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |12:05 |A330-900 |
3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |Corsair [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_RUN_MRS SS 633] |{{convert|8781|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |11:20 |A330-900 |
4
|{{flagicon|US}} Boston |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |Delta Air Lines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_BOS_HNL DL 438] |{{convert|8199|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |11:35 |A330-200 |
5
|{{flagicon|France}} Paris–CDG |{{flagicon|France}} Mayotte |Air Austral [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CDG_DZA UU 976] |{{convert|8030|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:45 |787-8 |
6
|{{flagicon|US}} New York–JFK | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |Delta Air Lines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_JFK_HNL DL 312] |{{convert|8020|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |11:25 |A330-200 |
7
|{{flagicon|US}} Newark |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_EWR_HNL UA 363] |{{convert|7986|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |11:25 |767-400ER |
8
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Aruba | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam |Tuifly Netherlands [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_AUA_AMS OR 364] |{{convert|7883|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:55 |787-8 |
9
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Curaçao |KLM [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CUR_AMS KL 734] |{{convert|7838|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:15 |A350-900 |
10
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Bonaire |KLM [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_BON_AMS KL 765] |{{convert|7796|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:10 |A330-200 |
11
|{{flagicon|US}} Washington D.C.–Dulles | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_IAD_HNL UA 345] |{{convert|7752|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:46 |767-400ER |
12
|{{flagicon|US}} Atlanta |Delta Air Lines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ATL_HNL DL 650] |{{convert|7246|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:16 |A330-300 |
13
|{{flagicon|US}} Detroit |Delta Air Lines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_DTW_HNL DL 797] |{{convert|7202|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:29 |A330-300 |
14
|{{flagicon|US}} Atlanta |{{flagicon|US}} Kahului |Delta Air Lines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ATL_OGG DL 368]{{Cite web |title=Delta NW24 Hawaii Service Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240219-dlnw24hi |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=AeroRoutes |language=en-CA}} |{{convert|7131|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:10 |767-300ER |
15
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Cayenne |Air France [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CDG_CAY AF 952] |{{convert|7107|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:15 |777-200ER |
16
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–Orly |Air Caraibes [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORY_CAY TX 570] |{{convert|7082|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:10 |A350-900 |
17
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Saint Maarten |KLM [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_AMS_SXM KL 725] |{{convert|6939|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:15 |A330-200 |
18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fort-de-France |Air France [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CDG_FDF AF 810] |{{convert|6873|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:50 |777-300ER |
19
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–Orly |Air Caraibes [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORY_FDF TX 510] |{{convert|6855|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:55 |A330-300 |
20
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|US}} Chicago–O'Hare |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORD_HNL UA 219] |{{convert|6829|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:35 |787-10 |
21
|{{flagicon|US}} Kailua-Kona |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORD_KOA UA 66] |{{convert|6780|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:23 |787-8 |
22
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pointe-à-Pitre |Air France [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CDG_PTP AF 762] |{{convert|6774|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:00 |777-300ER |
23
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky | rowspan="1" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow–Sheremetyevo |Aeroflot [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_PKC_SVO SU 1731] |{{convert|6764|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:10 |777-300ER |
24
|{{flagicon|US}} Chicago–O'Hare |{{flagicon|US}} Kahului |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_ORD_OGG UA 202] |{{convert|6734|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:23 |787-8 |
25
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | rowspan="1" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow–Sheremetyevo |Aeroflot [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_UUS_SVO SU 6274/6284] |{{convert|6662|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:50 |777-300ER |
26
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladivostok |{{flagicon|RUS}} Saint Petersburg |Aeroflot [https://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_VVO_LED SU 2983] |{{convert|6554|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:40 |777-300ER |
27
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nantes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Fort-de-France |Corsair [https://aviability.com/flight-number/flight-ss744-corsair-international SS 744]{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-17 |title=Corsair va relancer la ligne entre Nantes et Fort-de-France, ce qu'il faut savoir |url=https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes_44109/corsair-va-relancer-la-ligne-entre-nantes-et-fort-de-france-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir_59614341.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}} |{{convert|6528|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:50 |A330-300 |
28
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladivostok | rowspan="1" |{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow–Sheremetyevo |Aeroflot [https://info.flightmapper.net/flight/Aeroflot_SU_1701 SU 1701] |{{convert|6423|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:55 |A350-900 |
29
|{{flagicon|US}} Minneapolis/Saint Paul | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |Delta Air Lines [https://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_MSP_HNL DL 312/435] |{{convert|6392|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:15 |767-300ER |
30
|{{flagicon|US}} Houston |United Airlines [https://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_IAH_HNL UA 253] |{{convert|6282|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:50 |777-200 |
Discontinued flights
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!Rank !From !To !Flight !Distance !Scheduled duration !Aircraft !Final Flight |
1
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Papeete |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–CDG |{{convert|15715|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |16:20 |787-9 |19 Apr 2020 |
2
|{{flagicon|US}} Los Angeles |{{flagicon|US}} Guam |Braniff BN 505/926{{Cite book |url=https://www.departedflights.com/BN102879p40.html |title=Braniff Airlines Timetable (October 28, 1979) |date=28 Oct 1979 |year=1979 |pages=40}} |{{convert|9799|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |747-200{{Cite web |title=Braniff June 1979 Advertisement |url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2d/d2/a9/2dd2a907c73bdcc99bd7fc01b3f005a8.jpg |access-date=14 May 2024}} |
3
|{{flagicon|US}} Newark |{{flagicon|US}} Kahului |United Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_EWR_OGG UA 42] |{{convert|7891|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:55 |767-300ER |
4
|{{flagicon|US}} Orlando | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|US}} Honolulu |Hawaiian Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_MCO_HNL HA 85] |{{convert|7655|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:50 |A330-200 |
5
|{{flagicon|US}} Charlotte |American Airlines [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_CLT_HNL AA 258/569] |{{convert|7528|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |10:06 |777-200 |
6
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lyon |{{flagicon|FRA}} Pointe-à-Pitre |Corsair [http://info.flightmapper.net/route/YY_LYS_PTP SS 742] |{{convert|6921|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:20 |A330-300 |
7
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi |{{flagicon|RUS}} Khabarovsk |{{convert|6900|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |9:30 |767-200 |25 Oct 2015 |
8
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris–Orly |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Saint Maarten |Air Caraibes [https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/FWI520 TX 520] |{{convert|6729|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}} |8:25 |A330-200 |
See also
References
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