On March 2, Emirates’ new flight from Dubai to Auckland–which lasted 17 hr. 15 min.–officially became the world’s longest nonstop scheduled commercial route. Here, the runners-up (ranked by estimated time from gate to gate):
Dallas/Fort Worth
Hong Kong
Time: 17:05
Distance: 8,108 nautical miles
Carrier: American Airlines
Johannesburg
Atlanta
Time: 16:57
Distance: 8,434 nautical miles
Carrier: Delta
Dallas/Fort Worth
Sydney
Time: 16:55
Distance: 8,576 nautical miles
Carrier: Qantas
Dubai
Houston
Time: 16:45
Distance: 8,151 nautical miles
Carrier: Emirates
Abu Dhabi
Dallas/Fort Worth
Time: 16:45
Distance: 8,056 nautical miles
Carrier: Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi
Los Angeles
Time: 16:40
Distance: 8,375 nautical miles
Carrier: Etihad Airways
–Alex Fitzpatrick
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