I don't get how people can go on flights that are 10 hours or even longer.
Try 17 hrs plus - Newark, NJ to Singapore. Here's a link to a video review-
https://thepointsguy.com/news/18-hours-sq-21-video/
To link to Head-fi and our audio passion, I'm on a quest to find a good setup to listen to music while flying both domestic and int'l long haul, and that's what got me to Head-Fi last year. My goal is to be able to sleep while wearing good IEMs and not choke myself with the cable
In the top 10 longest flights now, LAX to Sydney doesn't even rank, it's only ~14 hours.
FYI, here's the 10 longest flights:
1. Singapore Airlines: Singapore – Newark
Distance: 9,534 miles
Flight time: 18 hours, 30 minutes
Aircraft: Airbus A350-900ULR
2. Qatar Airways: Auckland – Doha
Distance: 9,032 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 50 minutes
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR
3. Qantas: Perth – London
Distance: 9,009 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 25 minutes
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
4. Emirates: Dubai – Auckland
Distance: 8,824
Flight time: 17 hours, 10 minutes
Aircraft: Airbus A380
5. Singapore Airlines: Singapore – Los Angeles
Distance: 8,770 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 50 minutes
Aircraft: Airbus A350-900/A350-900ULR
6. United: Houston – Sydney
Distance: 8,596 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 30 minutes
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
7. Qantas: Dallas Ft. Worth – Sydney
Distance: 8,578 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 10 minutes
Aircraft: Airbus A380
8. Philippine Airlines: Manila – New York JFK
Distance: 8,520 miles
Flight time: 16 hours, 35 minutes
Aircraft: Airbus A350
9. United and Singapore Airlines: San Francisco – Singapore
Distance: 8,447 miles
Flight time: 17 hours, 20 minutes (United), 17 hours, 35 minutes (Singapore Airlines)
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 (United), Airbus A350-900/A350-900ULR (Singapore Airlines)
10. Delta: Johannesburg – Atlanta
Distance: 8,439 miles
Flight time: 16 hours, 50 minutes
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200LR