<page_title> Longest flights </page_title> <section_title> Non-stop flights (top 30, by great circle distance) </section_title> <table> <cell> Newark <col_header> From </col_header> </cell> <cell> Hong Kong <col_header> To </col_header> </cell> <cell> 12,980 km (8,065 mi; 7,009 nmi) <col_header> Distance </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Airlines UA 179 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 777-300ER <col_header> To </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 Mar 2001 <col_header> Flight </col_header> </cell> </table>
On March 1, 2001, Airlines launched a 12,980 kilometres (7,009 nmi; 8,065 mi) from Newark to Hong Kong flying Boeing 777 aircraft.