Flying is one of my main hobbies, and being a big traveller, I have had the chance to fly to all inhabited continents on the planet – but some of these flights have taken longer than others!
The longest flight I have ever taken is the Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore Changi back to London, which takes roughly 14 hours (sometimes slightly less). However, I have flown innumerable times on flights of 9 or 10 hours, including Singapore to Cape Town, Johannesburg to Dubai, Seoul to Dubai, Singapore to Auckland, Tokyo to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to Seoul! I had a great time on all of these flights, but there are some flights out there that top them in terms of duration…
Here’s the 10 longest flights in existence, as of April, 2017, in ascending order:
10. American Airlines Flight AA125, Dallas – Hong Kong, 16 hours 20 minutes
9. Qatar Airways Flight QR739, Doha – Los Angeles, 16 hours 25 minutes
8. Etihad Flight EY171, Abu Dhabi – Los Angeles, 16 hours 30 minutes
7. Emirates Flight(s) EK215 & EK217, Dubai – Los Angeles, 16 hours 35 minutes
6. Delta Airlines Flight DL201, Johannesburg – Atlanta, 16 hours 50 minutes
5. Saudia Flight SV41, Jeddah – Los Angeles, 16 hours 55 minutes
4. Qantas Flight QF8, Dallas – Sydney, 16 hours 55 minutes
3. Singapore Airlines Flight SQ31, San Francisco – Singapore, 17 hours 15 minutes
2. Emirates Flight EK449, Auckland – Dubai, 17 hours 25 minutes
1. Qatar Airways Flight QR921, Auckland – Doha, 17 hours 40 minutes
What is the longest flight you have taken on your travels? Have you experienced any of the 10 flights listed in this article?
backpackerlee 
I have not taken any of the flights above but will be flying Atlanta to Tokyo Narita later this year so I’m looking forward to that 😉👍🏼
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Hailing from Australia, most flights are “longest flights”! 🙂
It’s always good if a long-haul flights actually sticks to its schedule, unlike my last 2 flights back from Europe to Australia.
Last year’s flight was grounded in Dubai: https://imageearthtravel.com/2017/03/19/emirates-rome-australia/
The previous years’ flight was a series of delayed flights with Cathay: https://imageearthtravel.com/2016/08/15/cathay-pacific-saga-uk-to-australia/
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The longest flight for me is Toronto to Taipei, I think it’s around 14 hrs. As long as the seats are comfortable, the meals are decent and I have a good book, I can handle it.
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I loved this post. Interesting tidbits such as this are fun. Longest flight I have been on was with EVA Airlines from Vancouver to Taipei with just over 12 hours.
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I had 2 realy long flights and numerous of a little bit short. But the longest were Rome – Chile more than 15h and Venice – Tokyo 15h 15min. I love long flights and if it is possible I always took direct flights.
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When I went to Europe last February, I had a layover in Abu Dhabi. So, my longest would be 7 hours. But I bet I did not want to take long haul direct flights, seems too tiring for me! hahah
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I flew Dallas to Sydney on Qantas 747 and we had to stop in Brisbane. I also flew San Fran to Singapore via Hong Kong (also 747). Both were in business class thank goodness. I would have definitely preferred direct.
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They are really long flights, especially on a B747! Luckily, non stop options are available now.
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Nice post, I especially love the photo of the attendants getting ready for their flight.
I have not taken a 14 hour flight yet, but hopefully I will be practiced enough that I am ready to take in on when the time comes.
Thanks for sharing!
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the longest flights i’ve been on were between dallas and abu dhabi (etihad), between dallas and dubai (emirates), and between new york and singapore (sq).
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