Boeing 777-200LR Sets New World Record for Distance

A new Boeing plane has broken the record for the longest non-stop passenger airline flight, a 22-hour 42-minute, 12,500-mile trip from Hong Kong to London.

Boeing established a new world record for distance traveled nonstop by a commercial airplane when a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner landed at London Heathrow Airport today. The 777-200LR (Longer Range) flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601 km) during its 22-hour 42-minute flight that left Hong Kong flying eastbound the evening of Nov. 9. The distance set by the 777-200LR is farther than any previous commercial jetliner has flown and exceeds a distance of more than halfway around the world.

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