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Non-commercial powered aircraft
| Year | Date | Distance | Pilot | Aircraft | Notes |
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| 2006 | February 12, 2006 | 41,467.46 km | Steve Fossett Steve Fossett James Stephen Fossett was an American commodities trader, businessman, and adventurer. Fossett is the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon... |
GlobalFlyer Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in a time of 67 hours 1 minute from February 28, 2005 until March 3, 2005... |
Steve Fossett. |
| 1986 | December 23, 1986 | 40,212.14 km | Richard Glenn Rutan and Jeana Yeager | Rutan Voyager | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles... record holder up to 2006. |
| 1962 | January 10 - 11, 1962 | 20,168.78 km (12532.3 mi) |
Major Clyde P. Evely and crew | Boeing B-52H Stratofortress | From Kadena AB, Okinawa to Torrejon AB, Spain, via Tokyo, Seattle, Fort Worth, Washington DC and the Azores |
| 1946 | September 29 - October 2, 1946 | 18,083.6 km | Cdr. Tom Davies Tom Davies Thomas J. Davies was an American football player and coach. He played as a halfback at the University of Pittsburgh and was a consensus All-American in 1918 and 1920... pilot, Cdr. Eugene Rankin (co-pilot) and two crew |
Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune | From Perth, Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... to Columbus, U.S. Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
| 1945 | November 20, 1945 | 12,739.6 km | USAF; C. S. Irvine + crew of 9 | Boeing B-29 Superfortress | From Guam to Washington DC, USA |
| 1938 | November 5-7, 1938 | 11,520.4 km (7,162 miles) |
RAF Long Range Development Unit; R. Kellett, H.A.V. Hogan and A. N. Combe (first pilots) + crew of two (also qualified pilots) in each aircraft | Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey, for the Royal Air Force... |
From Ismailia, Egypt to Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities... in Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... ; three aircraft flew in formation, Hogan landed to refuel at Koepang (500 miles short of Darwin), the other two landed at Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities... . |
| 1938 | May 13-15, 1938 | 11,651.011 km | Yuzoh Fujita + crew (Japan) | Koken-ki | Three-corner course over Japan. Closed-circuit record. |
| 1937 | July 12 - 14, 1937 | 10,148.5 km | Mikhail Gromov Mikhail Gromov (aviator) Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov was a famous Russian aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union.On 12-14 July 1937, Mikhail Gromov, A. B. Yumashev and S. A... + crew (Russia) |
Tupolev ANT-25 Tupolev ANT-25 The Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental aircraft which was also tried as a bomber. First constructed in 1933, it was used by the Soviet Union for a number of record-breaking flights.-History and records:... |
From Moscow to San Jacinto, California, USA |
| 1933 | August 7, 1933 | 9,104.7 km | J. M. Rossi and P. Codos (France) | Blériot 110 F-ALCC | From Floyd Bennett Field, New York, USA to Rayack, Syria |
| 1933 | February 8, 1933 | 8,544 km | RAF Long Range Development Unit; O. R. Gayford and G. E. Nicholetts | Fairey Long-range Monoplane Fairey Long-range Monoplane |-See also:-Bibliography:* Cooksley, Peter. "Long Range Fairey". Air Enthusiast, Fifty-one, August to October 1993.Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 49–53.... K1991 |
From Cranwell, UK, to Walvis Bay Walvis Bay Walvis Bay , is a city in Namibia and the name of the bay on which it lies... , South Africa |
| 1931 | July 28-31 | 8,066 km | Russell Boardman and John Polando | Bellanca J-300 Special Cape Cod Bellanca CH-300 -References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Szurovy, Geza. Bushplanes. St. Paul, Minnesota: Zenith Press, 2004. ISBN 0-7603-1478-0.* Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989, p. 149.-External links:* *... NR761W |
From Floyd Bennett Field Floyd Bennett Field Floyd Bennett Field is New York City's first municipal airport. While no longer used as an operational commercial, military or general aviation airfield, the New York Police Department still flies its helicopters from its heliport base there... to Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
| 1929 | September 27–29, 1929 | 7,905.140 km | Dieudonne Costes Dieudonne Costes Dieudonné Costes was a French aviator, well-known for long distance and record breaking flights, as well as being a fighter ace during World War I.-Life:... and Maurice Bellonte |
Breguet 19 Breguet 19 The Breguet 19 was a light bomber and reconnaissance plane, also used for long-distance flights, designed by the French Breguet company and produced from 1924.-Development:... Super Bidon Point d'Interrogation |
Paris to Qiqihar Qiqihar - Subdivisions :Qiqihar is divided into 16 divisions: 7 districts , 8 counties and 1 county-level city .-Economy:... , China. |
| 1927 | June 28-29 | 3,862.43 km | Albert Francis Hegenberger Albert Francis Hegenberger Albert Francis Hegenberger was a Major General in the United States Air Force and a pioneering aviator who set a flight distance record in 1927.-Biography:He was born on September 30, 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts.... and Lester Maitland |
Fokker F.VII Fokker F.VII The Fokker F.VII, also known as the Fokker Trimotor, was an airliner produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker, Fokker's American subsidiary Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and other companies under licence.... |
From California to Hawaii, the longest open sea flight up to that date, in the "Bird of Paradise". They received the Mackey Trophy and the Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight, subsequent to November 11, 1918." The... from President Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... for this achievement. |
| 1914 | February 7, 1914 | 1,699 km | Karl Ingold Karl Ingold Karl Ingold was a record setting pioneer aviator.-Biography:On February 7, 1914 he flew continuously from 7:35 am until 11:55 pm covering 1,056 miles in 16 hours and 20 minutes, besting the previous nonstop record set three days before by Bruno Langer.... |
He flew continuously from 7:35 am until 11:55 pm covering 1,056 miles in 16 hours and 20 minutes. | |
| 1903 | December 17, 1903 | 279 m | Wilbur Wright | Wright Flyer Wright Flyer The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft, designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.The U.S... |
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| 1903 | December 17, 1903 | 39 m | Orville Wright | Wright Flyer Wright Flyer The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft, designed and built by the Wright brothers. They flew it four times on December 17, 1903 near the Kill Devil Hills, about four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.The U.S... |
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Commercial aircraft
| Year | Date | Distance | Pilot | Aircraft | Reference |
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| 2005 | November 9, 2005 | 21,602.22 km | Suzanna Darcy-Henneman Suzanna Darcy-Henneman Suzanna Darcy-Henneman is a Boeing test pilot and lead test pilot of Boeing 777 program. Pilot of record breaking 21,602.22 km flight from Hong Kong to London over Pacific Ocean and America on November 9, 2005 in a Boeing 777-200LR. Joined Boeing in 1974, spent seven years as engineer, became... |
Boeing 777-200LR | Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial... to London Heathrow Airport London Heathrow Airport London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe... taking 22 hours, 22 minutes |
| 2004 | June 28, 2004 | 16,600 km | Airbus A340-500 | Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets... between Singapore and New York (Newark Airport) in 18 hours 18 minutes. http://www.asiatraveltips.com/travelnews04/286SQ.shtml |
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| 2004 | February 3, 2004 | 14,093 km | A340-500 | Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Limited is the flag carrier airline of Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airport and has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets... between Singapore and Los Angeles in 14 hours 42 minutes.http://www.asiatraveltips.com/travelnews04/286SQ.shtml |
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| 1988 | September 17, 1988 | 14,042 km | 767-200ER | Air Mauritius Air Mauritius Air Mauritius Limited, stylised as Air Mauritius, is the flag carrier of Mauritius. The airline is headquartered at the Air Mauritius Centre in Port Louis, Mauritius. Its main base is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport... between Halifax and Mauritius in 16 hours and 27 minutes.http://www.asiatraveltips.com/travelnews04/286SQ.shtm |
Other types of aircraft
| Date | Measurement | Person | Aircraft | Reference |
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| January 21, 2003 | 3,008.8 km | Klaus Ohlmann Klaus Ohlmann Klaus Ohlmann, born 1952 in Neustadt, Germany is a German glider pilot who has established 36 world records approved by FAI. Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from Chapelco Airport at San Martín de los Andes in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4... and Gerhard Marzinzik |
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 The Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 is a family of high-performance FAI Open Class gliders designed by Klaus Holighaus and manufactured by Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH in Kirchheim, Germany... |
The gliding Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s... flight consisted of four legs along the eastern side of the Andes Andes The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated... mountain range. The flight time of 15h 8m giving an average speed of almost exactly 200 km/h. |
| March 21, 1999 | 40,814 km | Bertrand Piccard Bertrand Piccard Bertrand Piccard is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist.Born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, Bertrand Piccard, along with Brian Jones, was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe... and Brian Jones |
Breitling Orbiter Breitling Orbiter Breitling Orbiter was the name of three different Rozière balloons made by Cameron Balloons to circumnavigate the globe, named after the sponsor Breitling... |
Distance record for a balloon Balloon A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig... |