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

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between

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and

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. The route launched on 9 November 2020. The route has a

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distance of . However, SQ24 to New York is typically flown a ground distance of around over the Pacific Ocean where

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winds can assist; while SQ23 back to Singapore sometimes opts, instead of the westward polar route, to fly a ground distance of eastward, across the Atlantic Ocean, when favorable jet stream winds assist to save both flying time and fuel. The flights originally used an

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. On January 16, 2021, the route was changed to operate using an Airbus A350-900ULR.

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