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Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24

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Singapore Airlines Flight 23
OperatorSingapore Airlines
Distance travelled16,500 km (SQ23)
17,250 km (SQ24)
Aircraft properties
AircraftAirbus A350-900ULR
Flight timeline
Takeoff siteSQ23: New York–JFK
SQ24: Singapore Changi
Landing siteSQ23: Singapore Changi
SQ24: New York–JFK

Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24 (SQ23/SIA23 and SQ24/SIA24, respectively) are the longest regularly scheduled non-stop flights in the world, operated by Singapore Airlines between Singapore Changi Airport and New York–JFK.[1] The route launched on 9 November 2020.[2]

The route has a great circle distance of 15,349 kilometres (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi).[3] However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around 17,250 km (10,720 mi; 9,310 nmi)[4] over the Pacific Ocean where jet stream winds can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of 16,500 km (10,300 mi; 8,900 nmi)[5] eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet stream winds assist to save both flying time and fuel.

The flights originally used an Airbus A350-900.[6] On January 16, 2021, the route was changed to operate using an Airbus A350-900ULR.[7][8]

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  1. ^ Pallini, Thomas. "Inside the new world's longest flight: What it's like to fly on Singapore Airlines' new route between Singapore and New York". Business Insider. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  2. ^ "World's longest flight to launch between Singapore and New York". The Independent. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Great Circle Map Distance SIN-JFK". www.gcmap.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ^ "SQ24 (SIA24) Singapore Airlines Flight Tracking and History 25-May-2021 (SIN / WSSS-KJFK)". FlightAware. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ "SQ23 (SIA23) Singapore Airlines Flight Tracking and History 15-Jan-2021 (KJFK-SIN / WSSS)". FlightAware. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. ^ "Singapore Airlines To Begin Non-Stop Services To New York's JFK International Airport". www.singaporeair.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  7. ^ "Singapore Airlines Expands U.S. Flight Schedule". Travel Agent Central. December 18, 2020. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  8. ^ "January 2021 SQ23 Flights from New York to Singapore". Flightera.net. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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