(Last Updated On: August 19, 2019)

On January 18, United Airlines launched its new route from its hub in Houston (IAH) to Sydney (SYD). And this flight becomes the 2nd longest routes of united airlines and the longest flight currently being flown to/from the U.S.

This route flight beats out the flight of Qantas that flies from Dallas (DFW) to Sydney with a distance of 18 miles. The departure segment is of 17 hours, 30 minutes, while the return is 15 hours, 40 minutes. United is using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to cover the distance.

They are ranked according to time blocked out for the flight in the schedules of airlines. There are such factors that measure the flights’ ranking are aircraft type, routes, flight timing that can change seasonally, etc. That is why some flights that are longer in distance are ranked below as compared to others that cover fewer miles.

Here are the most up-to-date rankings of the longest flights from which some of them are best USA to India flights and some flies to other destinations.

Air India:-

Route: San Francisco (SFO) – New Delhi (DEL)

Flight time: 16 hours, 15 minutes

16 hours, 15 minutes Distance: 7,077-9,389 miles

7,077-9,389 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR

United Airlines:-

Route: Los Angeles (LAX) – Singapore (SIN)

Flight time: 17 hours, 55 minutes

17 hours, 55 minutes Distance: 8,770 miles

8,770 miles Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

Route: Houston (IAH) – Sydney (SYD)

Flight time: 17 hours, 30 minutes

17 hours, 30 minutes Distance: 8,596 miles

8,596 miles Aircraft: Boeing 787-9

Route: San Francisco (SFO) – Singapore (SIN)

Flight time: 17 hours, 20 minutes

17 hours, 20 minutes Distance: 8,444 miles

8,444 miles Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 (United)

Singapore Airlines:-

Route: San Francisco (SFO) – Singapore (SIN)

Flight time: 17 hours, 35 minutes

17 hours, 35 minutes Distance: 8,444 miles

8,444 miles Aircraft: Airbus A350-900 (Singapore Airlines)

Qantas:-

Route: Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW) – Sydney (SYD)

Flight time: 17 hours, 5 minutes

17 hours, 5 minutes Distance: 8,578 miles

8,578 miles Aircraft: Airbus A380

Etihad:-

Route: Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Los Angeles (LAX)

Flight time: 17 hours

17 hours Distance: 8,390 miles

8,390 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR

Route: Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Dallas (DFW)

Flight time: 16 hours, 30 minutes

16 hours, 30 minutes Distance: 8,072 miles

8,072 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR

Delta:-

Route: Johannesburg (JNB) – Atlanta (ATL)

Flight time: 16 hours, 50 minutes

16 hours, 50 minutes Distance: 8,436 miles

8,436 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR

Emirates:-

Route: Dubai (DXB) – Houston (IAH)

Flight time: 16 hours, 45 minutes

16 hours, 45 minutes Distance: 8,168 miles

8,168 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-300Er

Route: Dubai (DXB) – Los Angeles (LAX)/Dallas (DFW)

Flight time: 16 hours, 15 minutes

16 hours, 15 minutes Distance: 8,339 miles (DXB-LAX) & 8,041 miles (DXB-DFW)

8,339 miles (DXB-LAX) & 8,041 miles (DXB-DFW) Aircraft: Airbus A380 & Boeing 777-300ER

Saudia:-

Route: Jeddah (JED) – Los Angeles (LAX)

Flight time: 16 hours, 40 minutes

16 hours, 40 minutes Distance: 8,332 miles

8,332 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER

Qatar Airways:-

Route: Doha (DOH) – Houston (IAH)

Flight time: 16 hours, 30 minutes

16 hours, 30 minutes Distance: 8,049 miles

8,049 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER

Route: Doha (DOH) – Los Angeles (LAX)

Flight time: 16 hours, 20 minutes

16 hours, 20 minutes Distance: 8,306 miles

8,306 miles Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR

Several numbers of rules made by airlines while traveling through air whether it is related to check-in or cancellations. A number of flight options make it little difficult for the passengers, which one is perfect and appropriate airline to travel. That is why in this article we discuss the longest airlines to travel with while flying to or from USA.