Longest non-stop flight routes
The longest scheduled flight in the world is Singapore Airlines' New York-Singapore route at 18 hours.
Headline finding
Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK) leads the world for longest non-stop flight routes at 15,349 km (great-circle distance).
The full top 25: Longest non-stop flight routes
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- 1 Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK) 15,349
- 2 Singapore — Newark (SIN-EWR) 15,344
- 3 Doha — Auckland (DOH-AKL) 14,535
- 4 Auckland — Doha (AKL-DOH) 14,535
- 5 Perth — London (PER-LHR) 14,499
- 6 Auckland — New York (AKL-JFK) 14,207
- 7 Melbourne — Dallas (MEL-DFW) 14,166
- 8 San Francisco — Bengaluru (SFO-BLR) 13,993
- 9 Houston — Sydney (IAH-SYD) 13,834
- 10 Sydney — Dallas (SYD-DFW) 13,804
- 11 Dallas — Hong Kong (DFW-HKG) 13,074
- 12 Newark — Singapore (EWR-SIN, eastward) 15,400
- 13 Los Angeles — Singapore (LAX-SIN) 14,114
- 14 Bengaluru — San Francisco (BLR-SFO) 13,993
- 15 New York — Singapore (JFK-SIN) 15,349
- 16 Atlanta — Johannesburg (ATL-JNB) 13,582
- 17 Johannesburg — New York (JNB-JFK) 12,841
- 18 Boston — Singapore (BOS-SIN) 15,086
- 19 Seattle — Singapore (SEA-SIN) 13,510
- 20 Doha — Los Angeles (DOH-LAX) 13,367
- 21 Dubai — Los Angeles (DXB-LAX) 13,420
- 22 Dubai — Auckland (DXB-AKL) 14,193
- 23 Newark — Hong Kong (EWR-HKG) 12,990
- 24 San Francisco — Singapore (SFO-SIN) 13,593
- 25 Abu Dhabi — Los Angeles (AUH-LAX) 13,502
What the numbers show
Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK)'s lead at the top of this ranking is 0.0% above the second-place country — a margin tight enough that the top spot has changed hands within the last five years and could change again.
The five countries leading the table — Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK), Singapore — Newark (SIN-EWR), Doha — Auckland (DOH-AKL), Auckland — Doha (AKL-DOH), Perth — London (PER-LHR) — together set the global benchmark. The next 20 countries fill the rest of the table, with Abu Dhabi — Los Angeles (AUH-LAX) anchoring the list at 13,502.
Figures are drawn from OAG / airline schedules 2024. We use this source because it produces a single, internally consistent dataset rather than aggregating from national statistics offices, which makes year-on-year comparison reliable. The next update is expected when the source publishes its next annual release — see the methodology section below for which year of data is currently shown.
Methodology and caveats
- What this measures
- km (great-circle distance)
- Source
- OAG / airline schedules 2024
- Coverage
- Top 25 countries shown. Full source dataset covers all 195 sovereign states where data is available.
- Refresh cadence
- Updated annually as the source publishes new figures, typically autumn or spring.
- Known caveat
- Country definitions follow the source: where the UN, the World Bank and the CIA Factbook disagree on borders or recognition, we use the figure as published rather than reconciling between bodies. Comparisons across rankings should be made with this in mind.
Frequently asked
Which country tops the ranking for non-stop flight routes?
Singapore — New York (SIN-JFK) leads with 15,349 km (great-circle distance). Singapore — Newark (SIN-EWR) is second at 15,344, with Doha — Auckland (DOH-AKL) in third place. Full top-10 with sources is above.
What's the source for the non-stop flight routes ranking?
The figures come from OAG / airline schedules 2024. We use this source because it publishes a complete country-by-country dataset using consistent methodology — the alternative of mixing national statistics offices would compromise comparability. Updated annually with the latest available vintage of the data.
How often are the non-stop flight routes figures updated?
Once a year, in line with the source institution's publishing schedule. Major institutions like the World Bank, IMF and UNESCO publish annual updates in different months — typically autumn or spring — and the figures here reflect the most recently published vintage. The source footer on the ranking table shows which year's data is currently displayed.