The 10 Longest Non-Stop Commercial Flight Routes In The World—And The 10 Shortest

The Long And The Short Of It

You know how kids are always asking, "are we there yet?" Well, when it comes to some of these flights, you are going to ask that a lot (and I mean a whole lot)—while on others, the plane will be landing before anyone can get the words out of their mouths. These are the longest and the shortest commercial flights you can take.

And just to note: While the longest flights are obviously going to be international, we stuck with international when selecting the shortest ones as well.

Let's start with the 10 longest...

10: Los Angeles To Singapore

Airline: Singapore Airlines

Departing Airport: Los Angeles International Apt

Arrival Airport: Singapore Changi Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,096 km (8,759 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

United Airlines was the first to fly this route back in 2016. At the time, it was the longest scheduled non-stop flight from the US.

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9: Shenzhen To Mexico City

Airline: China Southern

Departing Airport: Shenzhen (CN)

Arrival Airport: Mexico City Juarez Intl

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,124 km (8,776 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350

While the flight from Shenzhen to Mexico City is direct—the return flight adds a stop-over in Tijuana because of Mexico City's high altitude.

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8: Auckland To Dubai

Airline: Emirates

Departing Airport: Auckland International Apt

Arrival Airport: Dubai International

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,193 km (8,819 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350

According to the schedule, you're looking at a 17 hours and 5-minute-long flight with this one.

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7: Auckland To New York

Airline: Qantas Airways, Air New Zealand

Departure Airport: Auckland International Apt

Arrival Airport: New York J F Kennedy International Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,209 km (8,829 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

Air New Zealand launched this route in 2022, with Qantas getting into the game in 2023. The flight time is 16 hours and 15 minutes.

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6: Paris To Perth

Airline: Qantas Airways

Departure Airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle Apt

Arrival Airport: Perth

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,265 km (8,864 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

There are only two routes in this top 10 that include a European airport—this is one of them.

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5: Dallas To Melbourne

Airline: Qantas Airways

Departure Airport: Melbourne Airport

Arrival Airport: Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,468 km (8,990 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

Sit back and relax for 17 hours 35 minutes.

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4: Perth To London

Airline: Qantas Airways

Departure Airport: Perth

Arrival Airport: London Heathrow Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,499 km (9,009 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

The second route on the list with a European airport, this flight is scheduled at 17 hours and 45 minutes.

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3: Auckland To Doha

Airline: Qatar Airways

Departing Airport: Auckland International Apt

Arrival Airport: Doha (QA)

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 14,526 km (9,026 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

This route was dropped during the pandemic, but is back and running these days.

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2: Newark To Singapore

Airline: Singapore Airlines

Departure Airport: Newark Liberty International Apt

Arrival Airport: Singapore Changi Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 15,329 km (9,525 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

This Newark-to-Singapore flight missed the top spot by three kilometers (although it was number one from 2004-2013, and again from 2018-2020).

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1: New York To Singapore

Airline: Singapore Airlines

Departure Airport: New York J F Kennedy International Apt

Arrival Airport: Singapore Changi Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 15,332 km (9,527 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A350-900

It's just two extra miles, but that's all it takes to be the longest commercial flight you can book today. How long is that flight, you ask? 18 hours and 40 minutes.

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From Long To Short

While those 10 flights are long enough to binge watch entire seasons of your favorite show—you'll be lucky to finish an episode during any of these shortest international commercial flights...

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10: Fort Lauderdale To The Bahamas

Departure Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl Apt

Arrival Airport: Bimini North SPB

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 95 km (59 mi)

Aircraft: Cessna Light Aircraft (Single Turboprop)

Weekly Frequency: 17

This flight from Fort Lauderdale flies to North Bimini—which is the furthest-west Bahamian island (and the one closest to mainland USA). Flight time is 45 minutes.

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9: St Maarten To St Kitts

Departure Airport: St Maarten (SXM)

Arrival Airport: St Kitts (SKB)

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 90 km (56 mi)

Aircraft: DeHavilland-Bombardier DHC6 T/Otter

Weekly Frequency: 16

This Saint to Saint flight happens 16 times per week and supposedly takes less than 30 minutes.

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8: Dammam To Bahrain

Departure Airport: Dammam (SA)

Arrival Airport: Bahrain

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 87 km (54 mi)

Aircraft: Airbus A320neo

Weekly Frequency: 10

This flight is a couple miles shorter, but flight time tends to be about 10 minutes longer than the previously discussed St Maarten-to-St Kitts flight.

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7: St Vincent To Carriacou

Departure Airport: St Vincent

Arrival Airport: Carriacou

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 79 km (49 mi)

Aircraft: DeHavilland-Bombardier DHC6 T/Otter

Weekly Frequency: 14

Another one that is less distance but a tad longer flight duration: 35 minutes.

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6: Botswana To Victoria Falls

Departure Airport: Kasane

Arrival Airport: Victoria Falls

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 77 km (48 mi)

Aircraft: Cessna Light Aircraft (Single Turboprop)

Weekly Frequency: 14

Sit back for 35 minutes and you're there.

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5: Bonaire To Curacao

Departure Airport: Bonaire

Arrival Airport: Curacao

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 74 km (46 mi)

Aircraft: Saab 340

Weekly Frequency: 17

You could probably just get through one episode of Friends (without commercials) on this 25-minute flight.

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4: St Maarten To St Eustatius

Departure Airport: St Maarten

Arrival Airport: St Eustatius

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 61 km (38 mi)

Aircraft: DeHavilland-Bombardier DHC6 T/Otter

Weekly Frequency: 56

This 20-minute flight takes off 56 times per week (the most of any flight in the top 10).

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3: Saba To St Maarten

Departure Airport: Saba

Arrival Airport: St Maarten

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 45 km (28 mi)

Aircraft: DeHavilland-Bombardier DHC6 T/Otter

Weekly Frequency: 55

What can you do in 15 minutes? Well, flying from Saba to St Maarten is one thing.

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2: St Martin To St Barthelemy

Departure Airport: St Martin

Arrival Airport: St Barthelemy

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 31 km (19 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing Cessna 208B Caravan

Weekly Frequency: 37

Here's something else you can do in 15 minutes.

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1: Brazzaville To Kinshasa

Departure Airport: Brazzaville

Arrival Airport: Kinshasa N'Djili Intl Apt

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 24 km (15 mi)

Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Passenger

Weekly Frequency: 7

Although scheduled for 50 minutes, this short flight only takes 15.

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Non-International

It didn't make the list because it's not an international flight—but if you want to know the shortest scheduled flight on the planet, look no further than Scottish airline Loganair, and their domestic flight between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands.

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Westray To Papa Westray

Great Circle Distance (GCD): 1.7 miles

For under 10 bucks, you can purchase a ticket on this 90-second flight (yes, you read that right).

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