{"id":115973,"date":"2021-09-09T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=115973"},"modified":"2021-09-09T23:31:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:31:22","slug":"azores-airlines-record-longest-flight-airbus-a321","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/09\/azores-airlines-record-longest-flight-airbus-a321.html","title":{"rendered":"Azores Airlines breaks record for longest flight made with an Airbus A321."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Tuesday, September 7, Azores Airlines <\/strong>broke its own record for the longest flight made with an Airbus A321LR, flying 7,874 km between Oakland (United States) and Lajes (Azores). At nine and a half hours, the flight is shorter in time than the previous record, but longer in distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>Delta Air Lines orders 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft departed Oakland, on the west coast of the United States, at 13:31 local time and landed in the Azores shortly before 06:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight covered 4,251 nautical miles (7,874 km), beating Azores Airlines’ previous record of 7,651 km, set in January, when flying between Lisbon and Bogota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Great to see @_azoresairlines<\/a> flying from record to record with the #A321LR<\/a>: first there was Lisbon to Bogota direct, and now 7,874km between Oakland \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 and Lajes \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9, a new long distance record showing the aircraft's unrivalled flexibility and performance. pic.twitter.com\/GmGhjtv2Bl<\/a><\/p>— Airbus (@Airbus) September 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>