London–Sydney

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London–Sydney is a historic long-haul air route linking the United Kingdom with Australia, once emblematic of pioneering intercontinental air travel.

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London–Sydney canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf long-haul air route ⓘ
approxGreatCircleDistanceKm 17000 ⓘ
approxGreatCircleDistanceMiles 10563 ⓘ
connects London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Sydney ⓘ
connectsCountry Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
earlyServicesDurationDays several days ⓘ
hasBeenOperatedViaStopover Bangkok ⓘ
Colombo ⓘ
Darwin ⓘ
Doha ⓘ
Dubai ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Perth ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
hasBeenOperatedViaStopover Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Karachi ⓘ
Singapore–Darwin–Brisbane sequence in early services ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance pioneering intercontinental air travel ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole link between Europe and Australasia ⓘ
historicallyRequiredMultipleStops true ⓘ
historicallyUsedAircraft Airbus A380 ⓘ
Boeing 707 ⓘ
Boeing 747 ⓘ
Boeing 777 ⓘ
Lockheed Constellation ⓘ
Short Empire flying boat ⓘ
de Havilland DH.86 Express ⓘ
isIconicRouteFor British Airways ⓘ
Qantas ⓘ
isImportantFor business travel between UK and Australia ⓘ
migration between UK and Australia ⓘ
tourism between UK and Australia ⓘ
modernServicesDurationHours approximately 21 hours ⓘ
typicalEndAirport Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport ⓘ
typicalStartAirport London Gatwick Airport ⓘ
linked to: Gatwick Airport

London Heathrow Airport ⓘ
linked to: Heathrow Airport
wasOperatedBy British Airways ⓘ
Cathay Pacific ⓘ
Emirates ⓘ
Etihad Airways ⓘ
Imperial Airways ⓘ
KLM ⓘ
Qantas ⓘ
Qantas Empire Airways ⓘ
Singapore Airlines ⓘ
wasPartOf Kangaroo Route ⓘ

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