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2. Flight length - Wikipedia

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   The related term flight time is defined by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) as "The total time from the moment an aeroplane first moves for the purpose of taking off until the moment it finally comes to rest at the end of the flight", and is referred to colloquially as "blocks to blocks" or "chocks to chocks" time. [1]

3. Longest flights - Wikipedia

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   October 2, 1957 (): Trans World Airlines' L-1649A, set the record for the longest-duration, non-stop passenger flight aboard a piston-powered airliner on the inaugural London–Heathrow to San Francisco Flight 801 where the aircraft, having encountered strong headwinds, stayed aloft for 23 hours and 19 minutes covering 8,638 kilometres (5,367 ...

4. Jersey Airport - Wikipedia

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   Jersey Airport (IATA: JER, ICAO: EGJJ) is an international airport located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west northwest of Saint Helier [1] in Jersey, in the Channel Islands. History

5. British European Airways - Wikipedia

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   BEA ceased operations on 1 April 1974 when it merged with BOAC to form British Airways. A BEA Trident operated the airline's final flight from Dublin to Heathrow on 31 March 1974. Following the late-night arrival at Heathrow at 23:30 hrs of flight BE 943 ("Bealine 943"), BEA passed into history as of 00:00 hrs the following day.

6. Heathrow Airport - Wikipedia

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   Heathrow Airport began in 1929 as a small airfield (Great West Aerodrome) on land southeast of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name. At that time the land consisted of farms, market gardens and orchards; there was a "Heathrow Farm" approximately where the modern Terminal 2 is situated, a "Heathrow Hall" and a "Heathrow ...

7. List of busiest airports by aircraft movements - Wikipedia

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   Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 414,525 4 4.6% 25. Miami International Airport: Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 412,955 2.5% 26. Philadelphia International Airport: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 411,368 3 1.9% 27. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport: Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ...