
United’s new 787-9 Dreamliner allows it to fly nonstop to faraway places like… (Photo: United)
On June 1, United Airlines will introduce what it says is the longest scheduled Boeing 787 flight in the world.
Measured by distance it will also be the longest scheduled flight by any U.S. carrier, beating out Delta’s Atlanta-Johannesburg nonstop.
It will be longer than United’s current longest flight between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.
At 8,446 miles each way, it will be the longest flight from San Francisco International Airport, swiping that superlative from Etihad’s nonstops to Abu Dhabi.
Where in the world is United flying next?
Between San Francisco and Singapore, nonstop!

About 16 hours each way between SFO and Singapore (TravelMath)
Every day starting June 1, a new United 787-9 Dreamliner (UA1) will take off from SFO at 11:25 p.m. for the 15.5-hour flight to Singapore Changi International Airport, arriving at 6:45 a.m. two days later.
On the return, UA2 will depart Singapore at 8:45 a.m. for the 16-hour, 20-minute flight, arriving at SFO at 9:15 a.m. on the same day.
United’s vice-president, networks Brian Znotins told TravelSkills that United fares on the route would be competitive. When we searched today, we found round trips for mid-June in the $1,200 in economy and $4,600 in business class.
United says that it’s new nonstop flights will save travelers up to four hours travel time in each direction compared to its current one-stop service via Tokyo or Hong Kong as well as competitive flights on Singapore Airlines, which offers one stop flights to Singapore via Hong Kong or Seoul. “It not only saves four hours in travel time, but it cuts the risk of hitting weather-related delays associated with one-stop flights,” said Znotins.
United’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has 252 seats– 204 in economy (including 88 in Economy Plus) and 48 in business class (no first class). See the 787-9 layout on SeatGuru.com. United currently has 14 787-9s, and will have 18 by this summer according to Znotins.
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Economy class on United’s 787-9 (Photo: United)
At Singapore Changi, United BusinessFirst customers and Star Alliance Gold members have access to all Star Alliance lounges at Singapore Changi, including the Singapore Airlines business class lounge. (Details here.)
Until now, nonstops between San Francisco and Singapore have been nearly impossible due to the great distance. At one time, Singapore Airlines offered mind-boggling 18-hour nonstops between Newark and Singapore using a Airbus A340, but discontinued them due to the aircraft’s gas guzzling inefficiency. United says that it can make money on this ultra long-haul flight using the 787-9 due to its use of lightweight composites, modern engines and better aerodynamic design.
With the launch of nonstop San Francisco – Singapore, United will stop flying between Singapore and Tokyo/Narita, but it plans to maintain its daily nonstops between Singapore and Hong Kong.
This is the fourth major new long-haul flight that United has announced for SFO this year, which include Xian, China (June), Auckland, New Zealand (July) and Tel Aviv, Israel (March).
The longest nonstops from SFO include: Abu Dhabi on Etihad at 8,144 miles, Dubai on Emirates at 8,092 miles and Delhi on Air India at 7,687 miles. United’s nonstop to Singapore eclipses them all at 8,446 miles.
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