The Longest Commercial Flights in the World in 2026

The 2026 top 10 longest commercial flights

1. Singapore (SIN) – New York JFK — Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR — ~9,537 mi / ~18h 50m.
2. Singapore (SIN) – Newark (EWR) — Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR — ~9,521 mi / ~18h 45m.
3. Auckland (AKL) – New York JFK — Air New Zealand 787-9 — ~8,827 mi / ~17h 50m (eastbound).
4. Perth (PER) – London (LHR) — Qantas 787-9 — ~9,010 mi / ~17h 20m.
5. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) – Sydney (SYD) — Qantas A380 / 787-9 — ~8,578 mi / ~17h.
6. Auckland (AKL) – Doha (DOH) — Qatar Airways 777-200LR — ~9,032 mi / ~17h 40m.
7. Houston (IAH) – Sydney (SYD) — United 787-9 — ~8,596 mi / ~17h 30m.
8. Newark (EWR) – Hong Kong (HKG) — Cathay Pacific 777-300ER — ~8,054 mi / ~16h 50m.
9. San Francisco (SFO) – Bangalore (BLR) — Air India 777-200LR — ~8,701 mi / ~17h.
10. Los Angeles (LAX) – Singapore (SIN) — Singapore Airlines A350 — ~8,770 mi / ~17h 50m.

What's coming

Qantas's Project Sunrise — Sydney–London nonstop on the A350-1000 with extra range modifications — is expected to launch and immediately become the world's longest flight, around 19h 30m.

What to expect on these flights

• Two crew teams.
• Multiple meal services and snack bars.
• Mood lighting tuned to the destination time zone.
• Smaller passenger loads to save weight (some configurations).

See it on the map

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