Could You Make it on the World’s Longest Flights?

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What’s the longest you’ve ever spent on a plane?

I haven’t broken the ten hour mark yet, but I find myself going crazy after just a couple of hours inside of a plane. There are flights that last a lot longer now, as planes have gained the ability to travel farther and farther without stopping.

Here are the world’s longest flights. Could you make it on them?

Newark, USA to Singapore: 18 hours, 30 minutes

If you want to fly from the New York area directly to Singapore, your only option is also the longest flights on Earth. Traveling nearly 10,000 miles without stopping, you’ll spend most of a full day on a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350.

Auckland, New Zealand to Doha, Qatar: 18 hours

New Zealand is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth, and it takes a long time to get there from almost anywhere. If you want to get to Qatar’s biggest city from the Kiwi capital city, you’ll be on a Qatar Airways plane for 18 consecutive hours.

Perth, Australia to London, England: 17 hours, 20 minutes

Isn’t it weird to think about how Australia and England are so far apart despite once being united under the same crown? Flying from this west coast city in Australia to the English capital on a Qantas Boeing Dreamliner isn’t for the faint of heart.

Auckland, New Zealand to Dubai, UAE: 17 hours, 15 minutes

It takes nearly as long to go to Dubai from Auckland as it does to go to Doha. Would you last for this amount of time on an Emirates plane, even if it were in first class?