A non-stop flight, especially in the aviation industry, refers to any flight by an aircraft which does not involve any intermediate stops. A "direct flight" is not the same as a "non-stop flight". To qualify for this article, an ultra long-haul non-stop flight should be a flight by a commercially operated airliner with:
- No scheduled intermediate stop of any kind
- Above about 7,500 miles (12,100 km) in route length
These flights usually follow a great circle route, often passing over polar regions. As of January 2012 the two longest nonstop scheduled airline flights are between Singapore and North America.
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