THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT SYSTEMS


From To Airline Aircraft Flying Time Distance (km)
Singapore New York Singapore Airbus A340-500 18:35 15,335
Singapore Los Angeles Singapore Airbus A340-500 18:20 14,104
Bangkok New York Thai International Airbus A340-500 17:30 13,950
New York Hong Kong Continental Boeing 777-200ER/LR 16:00 12,952
Chicago Hong Kong United Boeing 747-400 15:55 12,517
Toronto Hong Kong Air Canada Airbus A340-500 15:30 12,550
Melbourne Los Angeles Qantas Boeing 747-400 15:20 12,751
Karachi Toronto Pakistan Boeing 777-200ER/LR 15:15 11,671
Atlanta Johannesburg South African Boeing 747-400 15:05 13,575
 

Selected Ultra-Long-Range Nonstop Airline Routes

The Boeing 747-400 which first flew commercially in 1989 made possible ultra-long-range routes like New York-Hong Kong, though often at the cost of a reduced payload. Two new airliners, the A340-500 and the Boeing 777-200LR have made possible even longer routes, since their introduction in 2004 and 2005, respectively.