Longest "Nonstop Domestic" Flight Available
Among all countries around the world, the longest one I can think off is CO's EWR-HNL at 4,962 miles. Any other domestic flights elsewhere going nonstop that is longer or close to that one which are still in operation?
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Air Austral CDG-RUN on the 777.
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Hi Fly: LGW-MPN?
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Originally Posted by belfordrocks
(Post 15308866)
Air Austral CDG-RUN on the 777.
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Air Austral also flies CDG-RUN-SYD-NOU which is the longest not-non-stop domestic route. ;)
Also four of their 5 777's are registered F-OPAR, F-ORUN, F-OSYD and F-ONOU. Sounds like a true flagship route! |
I'm sure there was a discussion about this a while ago and people agreed on CDG-RUN. However, this flight has to cross international borders. For domestic flights that do not fly over other countries, I think EWR-HNL is the longest one (or does it fly over Canada?).
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Originally Posted by jbcarioca
(Post 15309739)
I'll bet you're correct. Ages ago it was AOM on the same route in, I recall, a 747-400. It is hard to imagine a longer domestic route.
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Originally Posted by tjl
(Post 15310350)
Before 1997, were there any LHR-HKG non-stop flights?
For domestic flights that do not fly over other countries, I think EWR-HNL is the longest one (or does it fly over Canada?). |
Are there nonstop flights between CONUS and Guam, American Samoa, and/or Saipan?
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Originally Posted by stupidhead
(Post 15314668)
Are there nonstop flights between CONUS and Guam, American Samoa, and/or Saipan?
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Originally Posted by belfordrocks
(Post 15309769)
Air Austral also flies CDG-RUN-SYD-NOU which is the longest not-non-stop domestic route. ;)
Also four of their 5 777's are registered F-OPAR, F-ORUN, F-OSYD and F-ONOU. Sounds like a true flagship route! http://www.airliners.net/aviation-fo...d.main/177550/ |
Originally Posted by jbcarioca
(Post 15316673)
Philippine Airlines flys nonstop LAX-GUM for a distance of 6113 NM
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Originally Posted by jbcarioca
(Post 15316673)
Philippine Airlines flys nonstop LAX-GUM for a distance of 6113 NM
only because of sixth freedom rights to Philippine Airlines; unless of course the FAA does not consider GUM as domestic for route award purposes. They must not, otherwise they'd insist on a US flag carrier for the route. And, even if such flights did exist, I don't think they'd trump CDG-RUN in the "longest domestic flight" category. Although Guam is a US territory, it's not in the same category as a state. You pass through Immigration control for GUM-US flights, and Customs control in both directions. |
we once flew khaborask?-leningrad.....7 hrs, 7 or 8 time zones iirc....
ot, but more trivia...good luck to all... |
Originally Posted by Steve M
(Post 15319956)
It does? I can't find the flights online, nor does the airline's own website list LAX as a destination served from Guam. Please provide details.
http://www.airport-la.com/lax/flight...eparture=PR103 It does require a domestic carrier. OZ was fined big-time for offering flights from GUM & SPN to CONUS (via SEL/ICN) for several years when they're not allowed to. Another possibility that I allude to above is that the LAX-GUM flights on Philippine Airlines don't actually exist. And, even if such flights did exist, I don't think they'd trump CDG-RUN in the "longest domestic flight" category. Although Guam is a US territory, it's not in the same category as a state. You pass through Immigration control for GUM-US flights, and Customs control in both directions. The Philippine Airlines flight in question has restricted booking, but does exist. The terms I do not know, but I imagine they may date from the time, ending 1946, when the Philippines was itself US territory, or something equally improbable. Now I really want to find out more about this flight. BTW, on Philippine Airlines website it clearly shows Guam, USA. Guam citizens are US citizens. They cannot vote for President, but neither could residents of DC before the 23rd Amendment in 1961 and nobody suggested that DC is not part of the US. People born in Guam after 1952 are US citizens from birth. Sounds like the US to me. Thus I stick with that flight. Russia would obviously seem to count but Moscow-Vladivostok is a little less than 4000 NM. |
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