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Autoroute 15 in Montreal, facing southwards at the Autoroute 20 junction (Exit 63). The southern section of A-15 connects the south shore suburbs of Montreal and is also the primary trade corridor route between Montreal and New York City linking Quebec Autoroute 15 to Interstate 87 at the Canada-United States border at the Champlain-St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing.
On November 9, 2020, Singapore Airlines launched the current world's longest ultra-long-haul commercial flight of SQ 23/24 between Singapore and New York JFK airport, with a scheduled duration of 18 hours 40 minutes to cover the great circle distance of 15,349 kilometres (8,288 nmi; 9,537 mi) using an Airbus A350-900ULR. [6]
Air Canada is the largest airline and flag carrier of Canada. [1] Founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines , it provides scheduled services to 195 destinations on six continents. Its largest hub is Toronto Pearson International Airport , followed by Montréal–Trudeau International Airport and Vancouver International Airport .
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 ...
August 21, 1934 (): A new record of longest commercial non-stop flight is flown by Pan American Airways using their brand new Sikorsky S-42 Flying Boat between Recife and Sao Luiz, Brazil covering a distance of 1,200 kilometres (746 mi; 648 nmi) in a scheduled time of 5 hours 30 minutes, the longest leg of their Miami-Rio De Janeiro route.
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 ...
In the context of aviation regulations, such as EASA or FAA, a cross-country flight often has specific definitions and conditions depending on the purpose.In Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, [5] cross-country flight is defined as "a flight between a point of departure and a point of arrival following a pre-planned route, using standard navigation procedures". [6]
First non-stop transcontinental round-trip flight from Spokane, Washington to New York City and back 1930: April 20: 14 hr 45 min: West to East: Charles A. Lindbergh: Lockheed Sirius: Los Angeles (Glendale) to New York Roosevelt Field, one stop [17] 1930: May 27: 18 hr 43 min: East to West: Roscoe Turner: Lockheed Air Express: New York City to ...