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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Abu Dhabi

We measured the great-circle distance from Zayed International Airport (AUH) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Abu Dhabi, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico14,36817h 29mOpen calculator
2Auckland (AKL) — New Zealand14,21917h 19mOpen calculator
3Buenos Aires (EZE) — Argentina13,57016h 33mOpen calculator
4Los Angeles (LAX) — USA13,48316h 27mOpen calculator
5Miami (MIA) — USA12,62215h 26mOpen calculator
6Sao Paulo (GRU) — Brazil12,12114h 51mOpen calculator
7Sydney (SYD) — Australia12,06114h 46mOpen calculator
8Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — Brazil11,78714h 27mOpen calculator
9Chicago (ORD) — USA11,68814h 20mOpen calculator
10Melbourne (MEL) — Australia11,65114h 17mOpen calculator
11Toronto (YYZ) — Canada11,12213h 40mOpen calculator
12New York (JFK) — USA11,03113h 34mOpen calculator
13Montreal (YUL) — Canada10,65613h 7mOpen calculator
14Tokyo (NRT) — Japan8,08910h 6mOpen calculator
15Osaka (KIX) — Japan7,6849h 37mOpen calculator
16Cape Town (CPT) — South Africa7,5299h 26mOpen calculator
17Bali (DPS) — Indonesia7,5249h 26mOpen calculator
18Manila (MNL) — Philippines6,9848h 48mOpen calculator
19Seoul (ICN) — South Korea6,8378h 38mOpen calculator
20Taipei (TPE) — Taiwan6,6498h 24mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Abu Dhabi by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
97Dubai (DXB) — UAE1160h 43mOpen calculator
98Sharjah (SHJ) — UAE1320h 44mOpen calculator
99Doha (DOH) — Qatar3210h 58mOpen calculator
100Muscat (MCT) — Oman3811h 2mOpen calculator
101Bahrain (BAH) — Bahrain4521h 7mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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