Flight records mapped

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Air flights have long been commonplace. Nevertheless, even now, many flights are not quite ordinary.

The World’s 20 longest non-stop flights

In 1920 flight distance record was 1,915.2 kilometres (1189.9 miles). This closed-circuit record was set by L. Boussoutrot and J. Bernard on a non-commercial powered aircraft.

Today, commercial flights over 10,000 kilometres (6213.7 miles) are a daily routine.

Top 20 longest non-stop flights

1. Sydney to Dallas (8578 mites)
2. Johannesburg to Atlanta (8439 miles)
3. Dubai to Los Angeles (8339 miles)
4. Dallas to Brisbane (8303 miles)
5. Dubai to Houston (8168 miles)
6. Dubai to San Francisco (8103 miles)
7. New York to Hong Kong (8072 miles)
8. Newark to Hong Kong (8065 miles)
9. Doha to Houston (8047 miles)
10. Dubai to Dallas (8040 miles)
11. Johannesburg to New York (7969 miles)
12. Los Angeles to Melbourne (7921 miles)
13. Toronto to Hong Kong (7810 miles)
14. New York to Taipei (7808 miles)
15. Mumbai to Newark (7807 miles)
16. Chicago to Hong Kong (7793 miles)
17. Vancouver to Sydney (7757 miles)
18. Dubai to Atlanta (7599 miles)
19. Dubai to Sao Paulo (7592 miles)
20. Tel Aviv to Los Angeles (7556 mites)

Top 10 airline routes by revenue

In 1920 flights were a wasteful affair reserved only for the wealthiest part of society.

Even in 1941, the average flying from Los Angeles to Boston was worth $4,539.24 per person in today’s money, and it would have taken 15 hours and 15 minutes with 12 stops along the route.

Currently, air travel to the most remote corners of the planet will cost significantly less money, and billions of people travel by plane, bringing vast amounts of cash to airlines.

Top 10 airline routes that generated the most revenue from April 2018 to March 2019:

1. British Airways (JFK Airport, US – Heathrow, UK) – $1,159,126,794
2. Qantas Airlines(Melbourne, Australia – Sydney, Australia) – $849,260,322
3. Emiratess (Heathrow, UK – Dubai, OAE) – $796,201,645
4. Singapore Airlines (Heathrow, UK – Singapore) – $735,597,614
5. United Airlines (San Francisco , US – Newark, US) – $689,371,368
6. American Airlines (Los Angeles, US – JFK Airport, US) – $661,739,788
7. Qatar Airways (Heathrow, UK – Doha, Quatar) – $639,122,609
8. Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong – Heathrow, UK) – $604,595,063
9. Singapore Airlines (Sydney, Australia – Singapore) – $549,711,946
10. Air Canada (Vancouver, Canada – Toronto, Canada) – $541,122,509