Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24 explained

Operator:Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines Flight 23
Takeoff Site:SQ23: New York–JFK
SQ24: Singapore Changi
Landing Site:SQ23: Singapore Changi
SQ24: New York–JFK
Distance Travelled:16,500 km (SQ23)
17,250 km (SQ24)
Aircraft:Airbus A350-900ULR

Singapore Airlines Flights 23 and 24 (SQ23/SIA23 and SQ24/SIA24, respectively) are the longest regularly scheduled non-stop flights in the world, operated by Singapore Airlines between Singapore Changi Airport and New York–JFK.[1] The route launched on 9 November 2020.[2]

The route has a great circle distance of 153490NaN0.[3] However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around [4] over the Pacific Ocean where jet stream winds can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of [5] eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet stream winds assist to save both flying time and fuel.

The flights originally used an Airbus A350-900.[6] On January 16, 2021, the route was changed to operate using an Airbus A350-900ULR.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pallini. Thomas. Inside the new world's longest flight: What it's like to fly on Singapore Airlines' new route between Singapore and New York. 2021-01-01. Business Insider. November 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125002148/https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-new-worlds-longest-flight-singapore-airlines-a350-tour-2020-11. live.
  2. News: World's longest flight to launch between Singapore and New York . 26 February 2023 . The Independent . 20 October 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: Great Circle Map Distance SIN-JFK. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008043742/http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=SIN–JFK. October 8, 2021. 2021-01-01. www.gcmap.com.
  4. Web site: SQ24 (SIA24) Singapore Airlines Flight Tracking and History 25-May-2021 (SIN / WSSS-KJFK). live. 2021-05-30. FlightAware. en. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212915/https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA24/history/20210524/1715Z/WSSS/KJFK.
  5. Web site: SQ23 (SIA23) Singapore Airlines Flight Tracking and History 15-Jan-2021 (KJFK-SIN / WSSS). 2021-01-18. FlightAware. en. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128122309/https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIA23/history/20210116/0330Z/KJFK/WSSS. live.
  6. Web site: Singapore Airlines To Begin Non-Stop Services To New York's JFK International Airport. 2021-01-01. www.singaporeair.com. en. November 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102171308/https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/press-release/article/?q=en_UK%2F2020%2FOctober-December%2Fne1720-201020. live.
  7. Web site: Singapore Airlines Expands U.S. Flight Schedule. 2021-07-08. Travel Agent Central. December 18, 2020 . en. August 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803121256/https://www.travelagentcentral.com/transportation/singapore-airlines-expands-u-s-flight-schedule. live.
  8. Web site: January 2021 SQ23 Flights from New York to Singapore. 2022-01-20. Flightera.net. en. January 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120103423/https://www.flightera.net/en/flight/Singapore+Airlines-New+York-Singapore/SQ23/Jan-2021#flight_list. live.

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