Air India proposes world's longest non-stop flight - an 18-hour, 8,700mile marathon between Bengaluru and San Francisco

 

Air India has recently proposed a new flight route linking the IT hotspots of Bengaluru and San Francisco, located a staggering 8,699 miles (14,000km) apart.

If approved, this particular path would be the world's longest non-stop commercial route with an estimated flight time of between 17 to 18 hours.

Note

Currently, the world's longest non-stop flight is operated by Qantas, flying 8,578 miles (or about 13,730km) between Dallas-Forth Worth in the U.S. and Sydney, Australia.

In 2016,Emirates will dethrone Qantas with its 8,588 mile (or about 13,760km) journey linking Dubai and Panama City.

Emirates  will introduce these 17 hour 35 minute flights in February 2016, though some of the flight time will be dedicated to the diversions required to avoid Iraq and Syria.

THE WORLD'S LONGEST FLIGHTS

Dubai, UAE to Panama City, Panama (Emirates)

Distance: 8,588 miles (13,760km)

Time: 17 hours, 35 minutes

Dallas-Fort Worth, USA to Sydney, Australia (Qantas)

Distance: 8,578 miles (13,730km)

Time: 16 hours, 50 minutes

Atlanta, USA to Johannesburg, South Africa (Delta)

Distance: 8,439 miles (13,581km)

Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes

Los Angeles, USA to Abu Dhabi, UAE (Etihad)

Distance: 8,390 miles (13,502km)

Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes

Los Angeles, USA to Dubai, UAE (Emirates)

Distance: 8,339 miles (13,420km)

Time: 16 hours, 30 minutes

WORLD'S SHORTEST FLIGHTS 

Westray to Papa Westray, Scotland (Loganair)

Distance: 1.7 miles (2.7km)

Time: 2 minutes

Caye Chapel to Caye Caulker, Belize (Maya Island Air)

Distance: 2.4 miles (3.9km)

Time: 2 minutes

Minami-Daito to Kita-Daito, Philippines (Ryukyu Air Commuter)

Distance: 7 miles (11.3km)

Time: 15 minutes

Hoolehua (Molokai Airport) to Kalaupapa, Hawaii (Pacific Wings)

Distance: 8.8 miles (14.2km)

Time: 10 minutes

Connemara to Inishmann, Ireland (Aer Arann)

Distance: 10.4 miles (16.7km)

Time: 6 minutes