Air Tahiti Nui operates longest flight ever (15,715 km!)

An unexpected consequence of the global COVID-19 situation has been that Air Tahiti Nui just broke the record of the longest distance passenger flight ever traveled.

Departing from Papeete airport in Tahiti on 15th March, their Boeing 787 landed in Paris Charles de Gaulle 15 hours and 45 minutes later. It had flown a distance of 15,715 km (9,764 miles).  The route is normally via LAX, but given Papeete to Paris is considered a domestic flight (and hence departing from Europe!), it couldn’t transit via the US as was normally the case.

Some interesting facts about flight times / distances is at:

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2020/03/coronavirus-air-tahiti-nui-sets-new-record-for-longest-flight-ever.html