During oceanic crossings, there are limited to no terrestrial radio communications available, so I would think that most flight routes are designed to minimize ocean crossing time.
Which commercial flight route have the longest oceanic crossing?
During oceanic crossings, there are limited to no terrestrial radio communications available, so I would think that most flight routes are designed to minimize ocean crossing time.
Which commercial flight route have the longest oceanic crossing?
For the longest Oceanic Crossing, the following are the top three contenders:
Out of this, 1 and 2 pass over a few islands on their way, 3 does not pass over any landmass.
Have a look at this : www.gcmap.com
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In the past, Singapore Airlines used to have service from Newark Liberty to Singapore Changi Airport and back. Flights 21 and 22 respectively. The travel time from one point to the other was 18.5 hours long...the longest ever passenger flight time in all of history. This was discontinued in 2013.
There are also SIN-LAX or SIN-SFO handled by Singapore airlines or United. The flight time is around 17h. Singapore to New York would be even longer, but I am not sure if they fly over Pacific Ocean...