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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Beirut

We measured the great-circle distance from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Beirut, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا16,33719h 48mOpen calculator
2Sydney (SYD) — Australia14,18417h 16mOpen calculator
3Melbourne (MEL) — Australia13,77916h 48mOpen calculator
4Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين12,39315h 10mOpen calculator
5Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico12,38515h 9mOpen calculator
6Los Angeles (LAX) — USA12,00314h 42mOpen calculator
7Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل10,74013h 13mOpen calculator
8Miami (MIA) — USA10,53712h 59mOpen calculator
9Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل10,43012h 51mOpen calculator
10Chicago (ORD) — USA9,80212h 7mOpen calculator
11Bali (DPS) — Indonesia9,60911h 53mOpen calculator
12Toronto (YYZ) — كندا9,18111h 23mOpen calculator
13Tokyo (NRT) — Japan9,03511h 13mOpen calculator
14New York (JFK) — USA9,01911h 12mOpen calculator
15Osaka (KIX) — Japan8,73410h 52mOpen calculator
16Manila (MNL) — الفلبين8,71110h 50mOpen calculator
17Montreal (YUL) — كندا8,69310h 49mOpen calculator
18Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia8,67710h 47mOpen calculator
19Taipei (TPE) — تايوان8,12110h 8mOpen calculator
20Singapore (SIN) — Singapore7,9489h 56mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Beirut by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Amman (AMM) — Jordan2380h 52mOpen calculator
93Antalya (AYT) — Turkey5461h 14mOpen calculator
94Cairo (CAI) — Egypt5631h 15mOpen calculator
95Ankara (ESB) — Turkey7351h 27mOpen calculator
96Baghdad (BGW) — Iraq8131h 32mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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