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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]
Singapore Changi Airport (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ i / CHAHNG-ee; IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) is a major international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. More than 100 airlines operate from the airport, with flights to destinations in Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. [9]
Singapore Airlines presently operates the longest and second longest flights in the world, non-stop to New York–JFK and Newark respectively, using the Airbus A350-900ULR. Singapore to Newark was the world's longest flight from 2004-2013, and 2018-2021, when they started JFK to Singapore. [6]
Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver based on jetvision Radarcape [22]. Flightradar24 aggregates data from six sources: [23] Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B). The principal source is a large number of ground-based ADS-B receivers, which collect data from any aircraft in their local area that are equipped with an ADS-B transponder and feed this data to the internet in real time.
The aircraft involved was a 16-year-old Boeing 777-312ER, [a] registered as 9V-SWM, with manufacturer serial number 34578 and line number 701. It was equipped with two General Electric GE90-115B engines and was delivered to Singapore Airlines in February 2008.
A flight information display system (FIDS) is a computer system used in airports to display flight information to passengers, in which a computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or monitors in order to display arriving and departing flight information in real-time.
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[20] [21] The re-launched flight to Newark operates as a red-eye flight, with a morning departure from Singapore. [22] The airline finally received the aircraft on 26 September [23] and relaunched the flight on 11 October 2018. [24] These flights are typically staffed with four pilots and 13 flight attendants. [25]