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West to East record in 31 hrs 27 mins set during another Concorde Spirit Tour.
Flying time was 24 hrs 42 mins including 18 hrs 46 mins at supersonic speed
Route taken was JFK-TLS-DXB-BKK-GUM-HNL-ACA-JFK = 40,630 km (15-16 Aug 1995)
West to East 22,865 mi (Toulouse to Toulouse)
TLS DXB 3,268 mi
DXB BKK 3,051 mi
BKK GUM 2,959 mi
GUM HNL 3,802 mi
HNL ACA 3,798 mi
ACA JFK 2,262 mi
JFK TLS 3,729 mi
Personally once Airbus produces the A321-neo (long range variant), I think they should repeat this flight with a narrow body aircraft. I wonder how long it would take to do at subsonic speeds?