Imagine being a commercial pilot flying into JFK for the first time. 312 NOTAMS.
DXB, by comparison, has 21. HKG has 19.
DXB, by comparison, has 21. HKG has 19.
October 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Imagine being a commercial pilot flying into JFK for the first time. 312 NOTAMS.
DXB, by comparison, has 21. HKG has 19.
DXB, by comparison, has 21. HKG has 19.
Settling in for 16 hours of doing absolutely nothing on CX841 today JFK-HKG. There, I’ll head to Guangzhou before heading out on a 737 movement to the UK. #Nomadic #avgeek #ferrypilot
February 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Settling in for 16 hours of doing absolutely nothing on CX841 today JFK-HKG. There, I’ll head to Guangzhou before heading out on a 737 movement to the UK. #Nomadic #avgeek #ferrypilot
It’s not worth the hassle. Don’t travel to USA.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It’s not worth the hassle. Don’t travel to USA.
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World’s busiest international airline routes, April 2026:
1 HKG-TPE 576,034 seats available
2 ICN-NRT 519,060
3 ICN-KIX 456,145
4 KUL-SIN 433.742
5 CGK-SIN 381,768
6 HKG-MNL 361,443
7 BKK-HKG 359,357
8 NRT-TPE 348,640
9 HKG-ICN 323,300
10 JFK-LHR 312,842
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1 HKG-TPE 576,034 seats available
2 ICN-NRT 519,060
3 ICN-KIX 456,145
4 KUL-SIN 433.742
5 CGK-SIN 381,768
6 HKG-MNL 361,443
7 BKK-HKG 359,357
8 NRT-TPE 348,640
9 HKG-ICN 323,300
10 JFK-LHR 312,842
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April 25, 2026 at 9:03 AM
World’s busiest international airline routes, April 2026:
1 HKG-TPE 576,034 seats available
2 ICN-NRT 519,060
3 ICN-KIX 456,145
4 KUL-SIN 433.742
5 CGK-SIN 381,768
6 HKG-MNL 361,443
7 BKK-HKG 359,357
8 NRT-TPE 348,640
9 HKG-ICN 323,300
10 JFK-LHR 312,842
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1 HKG-TPE 576,034 seats available
2 ICN-NRT 519,060
3 ICN-KIX 456,145
4 KUL-SIN 433.742
5 CGK-SIN 381,768
6 HKG-MNL 361,443
7 BKK-HKG 359,357
8 NRT-TPE 348,640
9 HKG-ICN 323,300
10 JFK-LHR 312,842
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Six separate flights from RDU > DFW > NRT > [break] > NRT > DPS > [break] > DPS > HKG > JFK > RDU went *just fine* 😛
October 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Six separate flights from RDU > DFW > NRT > [break] > NRT > DPS > [break] > DPS > HKG > JFK > RDU went *just fine* 😛
From FRA, the 787-9 with Allegris will fly to:
Austin
Rio
Bogota
CPT
Shanghai
Hyderabad
HKG
at the start of the summer flight schedule.
New York JFK and Los Angeles will be added in June.
Austin
Rio
Bogota
CPT
Shanghai
Hyderabad
HKG
at the start of the summer flight schedule.
New York JFK and Los Angeles will be added in June.
An entire business class cabin was just unlocked with zero notice on a bunch of Lufthansa flights. It's a non-rev gold rush!
Lufthansa can now seat passengers 25 out of 28 seats in its Allegris business class cabins on its 787s — up from just 4 — now that all but three in the second row are FINALLY certified by the FAA.
February 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
From FRA, the 787-9 with Allegris will fly to:
Austin
Rio
Bogota
CPT
Shanghai
Hyderabad
HKG
at the start of the summer flight schedule.
New York JFK and Los Angeles will be added in June.
Austin
Rio
Bogota
CPT
Shanghai
Hyderabad
HKG
at the start of the summer flight schedule.
New York JFK and Los Angeles will be added in June.
An Australian traveler was deported from the United States after being detained for 8 hours at John F Kennedy Airport in New York simply because he arrived via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific instead of taking a direct flight. U.S. message to tourists- DON"T COME HERE! aviationa2z.com/index.php/20...
Cathay Pacific Australian Passenger Deported from New York, US
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April 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An Australian traveler was deported from the United States after being detained for 8 hours at John F Kennedy Airport in New York simply because he arrived via Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific instead of taking a direct flight. U.S. message to tourists- DON"T COME HERE! aviationa2z.com/index.php/20...
Other stats of interest:
- shortest flight: DCA-JFK (213 miles)
- longest flight (miles): HKG-DFW (8,120 miles)
- longest flight (time): JFK-HKG (15:17)
- favorite lounge: CX The Pier First
- top aircraft: A359 / 738 (4 flights each)
- shortest flight: DCA-JFK (213 miles)
- longest flight (miles): HKG-DFW (8,120 miles)
- longest flight (time): JFK-HKG (15:17)
- favorite lounge: CX The Pier First
- top aircraft: A359 / 738 (4 flights each)
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Other stats of interest:
- shortest flight: DCA-JFK (213 miles)
- longest flight (miles): HKG-DFW (8,120 miles)
- longest flight (time): JFK-HKG (15:17)
- favorite lounge: CX The Pier First
- top aircraft: A359 / 738 (4 flights each)
- shortest flight: DCA-JFK (213 miles)
- longest flight (miles): HKG-DFW (8,120 miles)
- longest flight (time): JFK-HKG (15:17)
- favorite lounge: CX The Pier First
- top aircraft: A359 / 738 (4 flights each)
Nope, IAD/JFK-LHR-DEL-HKG-LAX-IAD/JFK (the route switched from JFK to IAD at some point in the late 1990s)
March 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Nope, IAD/JFK-LHR-DEL-HKG-LAX-IAD/JFK (the route switched from JFK to IAD at some point in the late 1990s)
(This means I need to connect through a larger airport that has flights to either HKG, Tokyo, or Seoul; I’ve used JFK, Newark, ORD, and IAD)
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
(This means I need to connect through a larger airport that has flights to either HKG, Tokyo, or Seoul; I’ve used JFK, Newark, ORD, and IAD)
"Border agents questioned his travel route from Sydney (SYD) to New York (JFK) via Hong Kong (HKG), considering it suspicious despite it being a common cost-saving option for many international travelers."
Think you'd be safe but even so, this is NUTS!
Think you'd be safe but even so, this is NUTS!
April 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Border agents questioned his travel route from Sydney (SYD) to New York (JFK) via Hong Kong (HKG), considering it suspicious despite it being a common cost-saving option for many international travelers."
Think you'd be safe but even so, this is NUTS!
Think you'd be safe but even so, this is NUTS!
TIL that the flight path from LAX to HKG (Hong Kong) is straight west for 15 hours
From JFK to HKG they go over the pole though
-both 15 hours
From JFK to HKG they go over the pole though
-both 15 hours
May 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
TIL that the flight path from LAX to HKG (Hong Kong) is straight west for 15 hours
From JFK to HKG they go over the pole though
-both 15 hours
From JFK to HKG they go over the pole though
-both 15 hours
It seems travelling to the US from Oz via Hong Kong is suspicious enough to forfeit a prepaid Caribbean cruise
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April 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It seems travelling to the US from Oz via Hong Kong is suspicious enough to forfeit a prepaid Caribbean cruise
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Recent flight times:
JFK-YVR 5:30 YVR-HKG 13:30 = ~19:00
JFK-AMS 6:30 AMS-HKG 11:30 = ~18:00
JFK-YVR 5:30 YVR-HKG 13:30 = ~19:00
JFK-AMS 6:30 AMS-HKG 11:30 = ~18:00
October 15, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Recent flight times:
JFK-YVR 5:30 YVR-HKG 13:30 = ~19:00
JFK-AMS 6:30 AMS-HKG 11:30 = ~18:00
JFK-YVR 5:30 YVR-HKG 13:30 = ~19:00
JFK-AMS 6:30 AMS-HKG 11:30 = ~18:00
Top 10 busiest international airline routes of 2024 (OAG)
1 HKG-TPE
2 CAI-JED
3 ICN-NRT
4 KUL-SIN
5 ICN-KIX
6 DXB-RUH
7 BKK-HKG
8 CGK-SIN
9 BKK-SIN
10 JFK-LHR
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1 HKG-TPE
2 CAI-JED
3 ICN-NRT
4 KUL-SIN
5 ICN-KIX
6 DXB-RUH
7 BKK-HKG
8 CGK-SIN
9 BKK-SIN
10 JFK-LHR
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Busiest Flight Routes in the World 2024 | OAG
Discover the busiest flight routes of 2024 worldwide with data on international and domestic airline routes, including China and the USA. Explore trends and insights for the top routes this year.
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December 17, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Top 10 busiest international airline routes of 2024 (OAG)
1 HKG-TPE
2 CAI-JED
3 ICN-NRT
4 KUL-SIN
5 ICN-KIX
6 DXB-RUH
7 BKK-HKG
8 CGK-SIN
9 BKK-SIN
10 JFK-LHR
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1 HKG-TPE
2 CAI-JED
3 ICN-NRT
4 KUL-SIN
5 ICN-KIX
6 DXB-RUH
7 BKK-HKG
8 CGK-SIN
9 BKK-SIN
10 JFK-LHR
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Distance (miles) between SYD and JFK, as the crow flies:
• Direct 9,950mi
• via HNL 10,050mi (+1.0%)
• via NRT 11,590mi (+16.5%)
• via ICN 12,070mi (+21.3%)
• via TPE 12,319mi (+23.8%)
• via MNL 12,399mi (+24.6%)
• via HKG 12,652mi (+27.2%)
• via SIN 13,444mi (+35.1%)
• Direct 9,950mi
• via HNL 10,050mi (+1.0%)
• via NRT 11,590mi (+16.5%)
• via ICN 12,070mi (+21.3%)
• via TPE 12,319mi (+23.8%)
• via MNL 12,399mi (+24.6%)
• via HKG 12,652mi (+27.2%)
• via SIN 13,444mi (+35.1%)
April 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Distance (miles) between SYD and JFK, as the crow flies:
• Direct 9,950mi
• via HNL 10,050mi (+1.0%)
• via NRT 11,590mi (+16.5%)
• via ICN 12,070mi (+21.3%)
• via TPE 12,319mi (+23.8%)
• via MNL 12,399mi (+24.6%)
• via HKG 12,652mi (+27.2%)
• via SIN 13,444mi (+35.1%)
• Direct 9,950mi
• via HNL 10,050mi (+1.0%)
• via NRT 11,590mi (+16.5%)
• via ICN 12,070mi (+21.3%)
• via TPE 12,319mi (+23.8%)
• via MNL 12,399mi (+24.6%)
• via HKG 12,652mi (+27.2%)
• via SIN 13,444mi (+35.1%)
Yeah, when I flew from JFK to HKG back in 2016 we crossed over the Arctic and the Russian tundra; when I flew from Newark to Narita last year we did similar but had to stay over the Bering Sea due to airspace restrictions
June 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Yeah, when I flew from JFK to HKG back in 2016 we crossed over the Arctic and the Russian tundra; when I flew from Newark to Narita last year we did similar but had to stay over the Bering Sea due to airspace restrictions
I have a few times, but all more than a decade ago:
JFK-FRA 744 J (2009)
EWR-SIN A345 J (2012)
SFO-HKG A388 F (2012)
JFK-FRA 77W Y (2013)
SIN-PER 772 J (2013)
Looking forward to seeing the new product and planes.
JFK-FRA 744 J (2009)
EWR-SIN A345 J (2012)
SFO-HKG A388 F (2012)
JFK-FRA 77W Y (2013)
SIN-PER 772 J (2013)
Looking forward to seeing the new product and planes.
June 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I have a few times, but all more than a decade ago:
JFK-FRA 744 J (2009)
EWR-SIN A345 J (2012)
SFO-HKG A388 F (2012)
JFK-FRA 77W Y (2013)
SIN-PER 772 J (2013)
Looking forward to seeing the new product and planes.
JFK-FRA 744 J (2009)
EWR-SIN A345 J (2012)
SFO-HKG A388 F (2012)
JFK-FRA 77W Y (2013)
SIN-PER 772 J (2013)
Looking forward to seeing the new product and planes.
Everyone else did Dulles -> Narita -> Singapore, I did DCA -> JFK -> HKG -> Singapore
March 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Everyone else did Dulles -> Narita -> Singapore, I did DCA -> JFK -> HKG -> Singapore
OAG top airport megahubs, 2026
(Based on connectivity: how many 1-stop connections can be made within 6 hours at that airport)
1 IST 2 LHR 3 AMS 4 KUL 5 ORD
6 ICN 7 FRA 8 HND 9 CDG 10 ATL
11 SIN 12 BKK 13 BOG 14 PVG 15 DFW
16 JFK 17 MIA 18 MAD 19 CAN 20 HKG
(Based on connectivity: how many 1-stop connections can be made within 6 hours at that airport)
1 IST 2 LHR 3 AMS 4 KUL 5 ORD
6 ICN 7 FRA 8 HND 9 CDG 10 ATL
11 SIN 12 BKK 13 BOG 14 PVG 15 DFW
16 JFK 17 MIA 18 MAD 19 CAN 20 HKG
September 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM
OAG top airport megahubs, 2026
(Based on connectivity: how many 1-stop connections can be made within 6 hours at that airport)
1 IST 2 LHR 3 AMS 4 KUL 5 ORD
6 ICN 7 FRA 8 HND 9 CDG 10 ATL
11 SIN 12 BKK 13 BOG 14 PVG 15 DFW
16 JFK 17 MIA 18 MAD 19 CAN 20 HKG
(Based on connectivity: how many 1-stop connections can be made within 6 hours at that airport)
1 IST 2 LHR 3 AMS 4 KUL 5 ORD
6 ICN 7 FRA 8 HND 9 CDG 10 ATL
11 SIN 12 BKK 13 BOG 14 PVG 15 DFW
16 JFK 17 MIA 18 MAD 19 CAN 20 HKG
LHR-JFK is the 10th busiest international route (29th overall) by seats, but #1 by seat-miles. Top 6 (AFAICT):
LHR-JFK
LHR-SIN
LHR-HKG
LHR-LAX
JFK-LAX
LHR-DUB
2018 data, I wonder how far down HKG is.
LHR-JFK
LHR-SIN
LHR-HKG
LHR-LAX
JFK-LAX
LHR-DUB
2018 data, I wonder how far down HKG is.
May 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
LHR-JFK is the 10th busiest international route (29th overall) by seats, but #1 by seat-miles. Top 6 (AFAICT):
LHR-JFK
LHR-SIN
LHR-HKG
LHR-LAX
JFK-LAX
LHR-DUB
2018 data, I wonder how far down HKG is.
LHR-JFK
LHR-SIN
LHR-HKG
LHR-LAX
JFK-LAX
LHR-DUB
2018 data, I wonder how far down HKG is.
I still felt the same after flying business class with lie flat seats from Japan to DC (my current company’s travel policy is much nicer than my previous, which had me fly coach from JFK to HKG)
February 11, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I still felt the same after flying business class with lie flat seats from Japan to DC (my current company’s travel policy is much nicer than my previous, which had me fly coach from JFK to HKG)
Flight 2: CX841 JFK - HKG. Back onboard Cathay A350-1000 business product. Although it lacks a door, everything else about this seat is excellent. Really looking forward to the next 16 hours.
Also a new longest flight by mileage (possibly by time too), and currently routing over the North Pole 👀
Also a new longest flight by mileage (possibly by time too), and currently routing over the North Pole 👀
June 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Flight 2: CX841 JFK - HKG. Back onboard Cathay A350-1000 business product. Although it lacks a door, everything else about this seat is excellent. Really looking forward to the next 16 hours.
Also a new longest flight by mileage (possibly by time too), and currently routing over the North Pole 👀
Also a new longest flight by mileage (possibly by time too), and currently routing over the North Pole 👀
I’ve also done DCA-JFK-HKG-SIN in coach which let me tell you is loads of fun
December 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM
I’ve also done DCA-JFK-HKG-SIN in coach which let me tell you is loads of fun