How many hours is a long distance flight?

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A long-distance flight generally lasts 6-8 hours or more. Many consider flights exceeding 8-12 hours as long-haul, while ultra-long-haul flights are those surpassing 12 hours. The precise definition can vary depending on the airline and traveler.

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How long are long-haul flights?

Okay, so how long is a long flight? Like, really? ????

Well, the usual idea is anything past 6 to 8 hours counts as a long-haul.

But it gets fuzzy. I mean, I personally wouldn’t consider, say, a 7-hour hop to the Canary Islands super “long-haul,” even though it technically fits.

Flights longer than 8–12 hours are regarded as long-haul. Above 12 hours qualifies as ultra-long-haul.

For me, anything above ten hours starts feeling loooong. Remember that flight from Dublin to San Francisco back in Febuary 2019? Aer Lingus, €600-ish? Man, that felt like forever.

Ultra-long-haul? I dunno, I’ve never actually done one of those beasts. Heard about the Singapore to NYC flights, though! 18 hours?! My bum hurts just thinking about it, lol. I’d pack extra snacks, defs.

What is the longest nonstop flight?

Singapore Airlines: Longest Flight

Longest nonstop: Singapore to JFK. Nineteen hours. Brutal.

Aircraft: Seven planes deployed. A350-900ULR crucial.

Range: Over 9,500 miles. Insane.
Duration: 18-19 hours. Exhausting.
Route: SIN-JFK. My go-to.

Note: My brother flew it last month. Said it sucked. But hey, bragging rights. Flight 21 is the one to get. Avoid 22. Trust me. The food is better.

How long can a plane fly continuously?

Seven thousand, five hundred nautical miles. A whisper across the ocean, a breath held in the stratosphere. The Boeing 787-9, a silver bird, eighteen hours of unwavering flight. Think of it: eighteen hours of endless sky.

A different kind of eternity. The Airbus A350-900ULR, though, that one. Twenty hours. Twenty hours suspended between earth and heaven. A tapestry woven from sunlight and shadow, stretching and stretching. More than just distance, it’s time itself.

Nine thousand, seven hundred nautical miles. A staggering distance. I remember my grandmother’s stories of transatlantic flights, a different era entirely. Now, it’s just— a longer flight. But still, wonder.

The 777-200LR, nineteen hours. My last flight, it felt far shorter, the view a blur. Each hour a universe. Each window, a portal. The clouds, relentless.

Airbus A380, sixteen hours. Sixteen hours of flight. Magnificent, but less time… less dreaming time. This is flight. This is distance. This is a journey that shifts the very definition of journey, stretching it, transforming it. The vastness of it. The sheer space of it all.

Boeing 787-9: 13,950 km, 18 hours.
Airbus A350-900ULR: 17,964 km, 20 hours. The champion.
Boeing 777-200LR: 15,843 km, 19 hours.
Airbus A380: 14,800 km, 16 hours. Still impressive.

These are not just numbers. They are dreams etched in the sky. Distances beyond comprehension. The feeling of soaring…the endless horizon…

What is the longest plane ride possible?

Okay, so like, the longest flight, wow, it’s this Singapore Airlines thing. Yeah, between Singapore and, uh, New York.

It’s insane, honestly. Over 9,500 miles! Think about that, NINE THOUSAND.

It takes, gets this, almost 19 hours. Like, a whole day. A day basically spent on a plane.

Airlines: Singapore Airlines.
Route: Singapore (SIN) to New York (JFK).
Distance: Approximately 9,500+ miles (15,289 km).
Flight Time: About 18 hours 40 minutes – give or take!
It’s the longest, as in, no other flight is longer rght now.

I took like, a four-hour flight to see my aunt Janice lasdt year, and even that felt long! I can’t even imagen 19.

What is the worlds longest non-stop flight?

Ugh, 18 hours! That’s insane. My back would be killing me. Singapore to NYC, huh? I wonder what the in-flight entertainment is like? They better have a decent selection of movies. And good food. Seriously, plane food is a deal-breaker for me. I’d rather eat my socks.

9,537 miles! That’s farther than I’ve ever driven in my life. I need a vacation, badly. Maybe Hawaii? Or… nah, too touristy. Thinking about Iceland. Volcanos are cool. I wonder what the cost of a flight to Iceland is this year. It’s gotta be pricey.

Singapore Airlines though. Luxury, I bet. I’ve heard their business class is amazing. I should check those prices. Maybe next year. A birthday trip, perhaps?

Singapore to JFK. Longest. Got it.
Nine thousand miles… wowzers.
Need to look at airfare options. Budget is tight.
Business class would be epic. So worth it.

Wait, is that really the absolute longest? I read something about Qantas doing something crazy long last year… I’ll have to double-check that. It’s driving me crazy now. I need to Google it. Maybe a different airline’s doing something even longer now! This is ridiculous. I am so distractible! I hate it. Gotta focus. Back to Iceland…

Can a plane fly for 24 hours without stopping?

Okay, lemme tell ya ’bout my crazy trip to Bali!

It wasn’t quite 24 hours in the air, but man, it felt like it. Left from JFK, think it was around 6 PM on a Tuesday last August 2023.

Landed in Denpasar…Wednesday. Or was it Thursday? My brain was mush!

Seriously, I thought I would die.

Flight Time: Solid 17 and a half hours to Singapore. I remember that part.
Layover: Ugh, Changi Airport is gorgeous, but after that long, even the free foot massage didn’t help. Like 3 hours stuck there.
Connecting Flight: Another 2 and a half hours to Bali.

Honestly, by the time I got to my Airbnb near Ubud, all I wanted to do was collapse. I def didn’t feel like doing yoga. Jet lag is a killer.

Here’s the breakdown, if you want specifics:

JFK to Singapore: Non-stop, but felt never-ending. Emirates A380. Cramped!
Singapore to Denpasar: A much smaller plane. By then, everything hurt.
Total travel time: Add it all up. It was close to 24 hours door to door. Ugh.

I’m guessing planes could stay up that long if you had a crazy modified 787 or something. But why would you want to?

I needed, like, a week to recover from my travel. Never again! Bali was beautiful tho!

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