- Boston (BOS) - Honolulu (HNL): 5,095 miles.
- Honolulu (HNL) - Sydney, Australia (SYD): 5,066 miles.
- Honolulu (HNL) - New York (JFK): 4,983 miles.
- Brisbane, Australia (BNE) - Honolulu (HNL): 4,684 miles.
- Honolulu (HNL) - Seoul (ICN): 4,557 miles.
- Fukoka (FUK) - Honolulu (HNL): 4,396 miles.
Currently, the bragging rights for the longest flight in the world belong to Singapore Airlines' New York City to Singapore route. Its longest flight path, which connects Singapore's Changi Airport with New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes.
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The simple answer is yes, pilots do, and are allowed to sleep during flight but there are strict rules controlling this practice. Pilots would only normally sleep on long haul flights, although sleep on short haul flights is permitted to avoid the effects of fatigue.
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This long-haul flight from New York (JFK) to Honolulu (HNL) takes about 11 hours and 7 minutes.
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You can fly to either Honolulu Airport or Kahului Airport from many major cities in the US including Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Airlines that offer direct flights between Hawaii and the rest of the US include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and many more.
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It is very rare to witness extreme turbulence if you are flying to any Hawaiian island from anywhere. Flying to Hawaii from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver or farther east does not make a difference. The flight time can range from 4 hours to 6 if you are flying from the west coast of America or Canada.
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The longest over water route in the world is the stretch between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii. Even between Hawaii and Tokyo there are alternate airports available, such as Midway Island (hence the name “Midway”). Going across the North Atlantic, alternates include Iceland and Greenland.
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April thru June and mid-August thru mid-September are Hawaii's low seasons, and airfares are lower then. No matter what time of year you travel, you may be able to score better deals if you travel midweek.
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To get the best airfare prices, look to fly on Tuesday and Wednesdays. All summer long, midweek flights are a better price.
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So why was my flight to Hawaii, from east to west, so much longer than my flight home? The reason it took so much longer to fly back is the jet stream, a river of fast-moving air high up in the sky. Jet streams are usually about 100 miles wide. They can be thousands of miles long and are found all over the earth.
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Jet Lag Traveling to Hawaii Hawaii does not observe Daylight Savings Time so the time difference depends on the time of year. It's 2-3 hours behind west coast time, 4-5 hours behind Central Time, and 5-6 hours behind Eastern Time.
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The pilots can eat in the cockpit, but they tend to not eat at the same time, so that one is always at the controls. If and when all of the various gauges look good, the airplane is flying smoothly, and there is peace in the cabin, the pilots will often get a rest break.
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According to The May 2021 Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the salary for commercial pilots is $99,640 per year. The median annual wage for airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers is $202,180.
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