The Longest Narrow-body Routes in the World by Aircraft Type
The Longest Narrow-body Routes in the World by Aircraft Type

The Longest Narrow-body Routes in the World by Aircraft Type

More and more airlines have opted to operate long-haul narrow-body flights. This is apparent on my recent JetBlue A321LR flight across the Atlantic. The Airbus A321neo, including the LR and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, is already used widely to operate long-haul narrow-body flights.

Long-haul narrow-body flights typically have lower per trip costs than widebody aircraft. They're easier to fill during the low season and can operate from secondary or tertiary cities where demand is limited.

In this post, we share the World's longest non-stop flights operated by narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

*Note that all routes are ranked by "great circle" distance.

Airbus A220-300

Route: Riga-Dubai, Flight BT791

Airline: airBaltic

Flight Distance: 4,320 km (2,333 NMI)

Flight Time: 6 Hours, 25 Minutes

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Airbus A319

Route: Khabarovsk-Yekaterinburg, Flight U6174

Airline: Ural Airlines

Flight Distance: 4,862 km (2,625 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 05 Minutes

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Airbus A320neo

Route: Moscow Domodedovo-Blagoveshchensk, Flight U6349 & Flight S73061

Airline: Ural Airlines, S7 Airlines

Flight Distance: 5,620 km (3,035 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 20 Minutes

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Airbus A321neo

Route: Belem-Lisbon, Flight TP47

Airline: TAP Air Portugal

Flight Distance: 5,996 km (3,237 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 50 Minutes

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Boeing 737 NG (737-800)

Route: Panama City-Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Flight CM218

Airline: Copa Airlines

Flight Distance: 5,286 km (2,854 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 15 Minutes

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Boeing 737 MAX

Route: Keflavik-Seattle, Flight FI681 

Airline: Icelandair

Flight Distance: 5,829 km (3,147 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 50 Minutes

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Boeing 757-200

Route: Denver-Keflavik, Flight FI670

Airline: Icelandair

Flight Distance: 5,742 km (3,100 NMI)

Flight Time: 7 Hours, 15 Minutes

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Boeing 757-300

Route: Los Angeles-Honolulu

Airline: Delta Airlines Flight DL303, United Airlines Flight UA1224 

Flight Distance: 4,113 km (2,221 NMI)

Flight Time: 5 Hours, 45 Minutes

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The Airbus A321neo operates the longest non-stop narrow-body long-haul flight. The addition of the Airbus A321XLR will further boost the operation of long-haul narrow-body flights in the near future.

Have you ever flown on any of these flights mentioned above? What was your longest narrow-body flight? Let us know in the comments below.

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