Summary United Airlines' Boeing 787-10 covers over 6,300 miles on the Tokyo-Chicago route with 60,159,240 ASMs. Emirates is the sole competitor to United Airlines on the Athens-New Jersey route, operating a 10-hour 45-minute flight. São Paulo-Chicago is United's only South American route on the list, spanning 5,222 miles in approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes.
United Airlines’ five longest operations with the Boeing 787-10 for September 2024 have some of the most interesting readings. According to data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company , United has a total of thirty operations on each of these routes. UA offers some of the best seating options onboard its 787-10s.
The carrier is offering 9,540 seats in September, and this equals 318 seats per departure (for all the routes discussed). In this article, we will dive deeper into the numbers behind United Airlines’ five longest routes with the Boeing 787-10. 5 Rome - Chicago The route with the lowest ASMs on this list.
United operates its Boeing 787-10 from the busiest airport in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci–Rome Fiumicino Airport(FCO), to the sixth-busiest airport in the world, Chicago O'Hare International Airport(ORD). Let’s take a look at the length of the route, and the ASMs on this route: Distance (miles) ASMs 4,823 46,011,420 United's Boeing 787-10s take 10 hours and 25 minutes to complete this journey. The only American carrier that United competes with for direct flights on this route is American Airlines , which deploys its Boeing 787-8s on this route.
Other carriers offering direct flights from FCO to ORD (and ORD to FCO) include ITA Airways, and Ethiopian Airlines. While Ethiopian also uses the same aircraft type that American uses on this route, ITA is the only carrier using an Airbus. ITA’s Airbus A330s, much like the aircraft of other carriers operating directly between FCO and ORD, fly daily between these airports.
4 Athens - New Jersey Competing only with Emirates on this route. The Boeing 787-10s operated by United Airlines from Athens International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey covers a distance that is a tad shy of the 5,000-mile mark. The flight is completed in 10 hours and 45 minutes.
Distance (miles) ASMs 4,956 47,280,240 Emirates is the only carrier (besides United) offering direct flights on this route. Emirates offers flights on the ATh-EWR route on its Boeing 777-300ERs, and the flight is around 20 minutes longer than the one offered by United’s Boeing 787-10s . There are plenty of carriers which offer a one-stop flight on this route though.
Let’s take a look at a few of them with the shortest flight times. Carrier Stop Aircraft used Approximate flight time Lufthansa Munich Airbus A321neo Airbus A350 13 hours 10 minutes British Airways Heathrow, London Airbus A320neo Boeing 787-10 13 hours 20 minutes Swiss Zurich Airbus A321s Airbus A330s 12 hours 50 minutes 3 São Paulo - Chicago The only route along South America on this list United Airlines is the sole carrier offering flights between São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport(GRU) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport(ORD) for September 2024. United takes approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes to complete this journey that spans over 5200 miles.
Distance (miles) ASMs 5,222 49,817,880 According to flightconnections.com , for the operations between GRU and ORD: “Departure times vary between 21:45 - 22:20. The earliest flight departs at 21:45, the last flight departs at 22:20.
You can fly in Economy and Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).” One of the interesting things about United’s operations between GRU and ORD is that it offers various flights between these two airports with stops at various destinations.
Let’s take a look at a couple of these stops, and the aircraft United deploys in its operations: Via Panama City on Boeing 737-9MAX and Boeing 737-800 Via Washington Dulles on Boeing 767-400 and Boeing 737-900 2 Tokyo - California The only Asian airport on this list. United has a stiff competition with carriers in its operations between Haneda Airport (HND) and Los Angeles International Airport(LAX) , as four other carriers offer direct flights between HND and ORD. Before we dive into the operations of these carriers, let's take a look at a few numbers behind United's operations on this route.
Distance (miles) ASMs 5,488 52,355,520 Let's take a look at the types of aircraft operated and flight duration of the carriers' operating non-stop from HND to LAX. Carrier Aircraft used Approximate flight time Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-9 Boeing 777-300 ER 10 hours American Airlines Boeing 787-8 10 hours 8 minutes All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 Boeing 787-9 10 hours 15 minutes Delta Air Lines Boeing 787-8 Boeing 787-9 10 hours 20 minutes The flight duration of 10 hours and 15 minutes on United's Boeing 787-10s is slightly longer than the ones on the 787s of JAL and AA, while 5 minutes shorter than the 787s operated by Delta on this route. United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Japan Airlines also offer a one-stop flight on the HND-LAX route.
Let's take a look at these stops: United Airlines from HND to LAX via San Francisco. Delta Air Lines from LAX to HND via Seattle has a flight time of 15 hours and 15 minutes. Japan Airlines from LAX to HND via Osaka (KIX) has a flight time of 15 hour 25 minutes.
1 Tokyo - Chicago The only route over 6,000 miles. United Airlines' Boeing 787-10s cover slightly more than 6,300 miles as they journey between two airports that have already featured on this list: HND and ORD. United also offers its highest ASMs on operations with the Boeing 787-10s on this route.
Distance (miles) ASMs 6,306 60,159,240 United offers the shortest flight duration of the carriers operating between HND and ORD. United's flight time of 13 minutes and 5 minutes is 10 minutes shorter than JAL's operations on its Boeing 777-300ERs and 20 minutes shorter than ANA, which also operates Boeing 777-300ERs. United also offers one-stop flights on this route, with a possibility for a stop-over at 5 destinations in the US.
Let's take a look at the numbers behind these operations: Stop Aircraft used Approximate flight time Washington (IAD) Boeing 777 Boeing 737-9MAX 16 hours 40 minutes San Francisco (SFO) Boeing 777 Boeing 757-300 Airbus A321neo 16 hours 25 minutes Washington (DCA) Boeing 777 Boeing 737-800 19 hours 5 minutes New York (EWR) Boeing 777 Boeing 737-900 17 hours 35 minutes Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 787-10 Boeing 757-300 18 hours 5 minutes.
