longest flights by airport
Unitedâs new 787-9 Dreamliner allows it to fly nonstop to faraway places likeâ¦ (Photo: United) On June 1, United Airlines will introduce what it says is the longest scheduled Boeing 787 flight in the world. Measured by distance it will also be the longest scheduled flight by any U.S. carrier, beating out Deltaâs Atlanta-Johannesburg nonstop. It will be longer than Unitedâs current longest flight between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia. At 8,446 miles each way, it will be the longest flight from San Francisco International Airport, swiping that superlative from Etihadâs nonstops to Abu Dhabi.