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  2. Transatlantic flight - Wikipedia

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    The flight lasted less than a day, crash-landing in Henderson, New York. Thaddeus S. C. Lowe prepared a massive balloon of 725,000 cubic feet (20,500 m 3) called the City of New York to take off from Philadelphia in 1860, but was interrupted by the onset of the American Civil War in 1861.

  3. Longest flights - Wikipedia

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    The duration of the non-stop flight exceeded 16 hours. [118] April 1, 2001 (): Within a month, United Airlines started its own New York–JFK to Hong Kong service with Boeing 747-400 aircraft, adding 10 kilometers to the distance for a distance of 12,990 kilometres (8,072 mi; 7,014 nmi). [118]

  4. Flight length - Wikipedia

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    As of November 9, 2020, Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24 is the world's longest active commercial flight between Singapore and New York–JFK, covering 15,349 km (9,537 mi; 8,288 nmi) in around 18 hours and 40 minutes, operated by an Airbus A350-900ULR.

  5. Transatlantic crossing - Wikipedia

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    The maturing passenger Jet Age starting with the Boeing 707 reduced the typical crossing time between London and New York City to between 6.5 and 8 hours, depending on weather conditions. By the 1970s, supersonic Concorde airplanes could connect the two cities in less than 4 hours, and only one ocean liner, Queen Elizabeth 2 remained on the ...

  6. KLM - Wikipedia

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    On 21 May 1946, KLM was the first continental European airline to start scheduled transatlantic flights between Amsterdam and New York City using Douglas DC-4 aircraft. [11] By 1948, KLM had reconstructed its network and services to Africa, North and South America, and the Caribbean resumed. [10] Lockheed L-749A Constellation of KLM in 1953

  7. John F. Kennedy International Airport - Wikipedia

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    The Port of New York Authority (now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) leased the Idlewild property from the City of New York in 1947 [19]: 3 and maintains this lease today. [1] In March 1948, the City Council changed the official name to New York International Airport, Anderson Field , but the common name remained "Idlewild" until ...

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