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The shortest distance between two geographical points is the great-circle distance. In the example (right), the aircraft travelling westward from North America to Japan is following a great-circle route extending northward towards the Arctic region. The apparent curve of the route is a result of distortion when plotted onto a conventional map ...
The Loganair Westray to Papa Westray route and its return flight make up the shortest flight distance for any scheduled air carrier service. The route is 2.8 km (1.7 miles), and travel time, including taxi, is usually less than two minutes.
Singapore Airlines currently holds the title for operating the world's two longest flights at over 9,500 miles each.
In February 2020, American Airlines announced flight AA180/181 between Seattle–Tacoma and Bengaluru, covering a great-circle distance of 13,000 km (8,078 mi; 7,019 nmi). [384] Though originally planned for October 2020, the launch was delayed repeatedly amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as of 2024 has not happened.
[15] [14] The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. [17] The temporary terminals remained in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.
The airline will launch nonstop service between its home hub of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in May on Hawaiian’s Airbus A330-200s, and between ...
Alaska Airlines' merger with Hawaiian Airlines gives it access to long-haul Airbus and Boeing planes. The airline is pressuring mainline competition in Seattle with new nonstops to Asia in 2025.