Travel isn’t just a list of places on a map—it’s the moments in between, the faces in the crowd, the meals you’ll never forget. But every journey leaves a trail, a series of numbers that sketch out the skeleton of a life spent wandering.
How many miles have I flown, chasing sunsets and good stories? How many countries have I crossed, looking for the taste of something real? How many border crossings, train rides, or questionable street snacks? These numbers aren’t just statistics; they’re breadcrumbs, leading back to nights spent laughing with strangers, meals that changed me, and places that still haunt me.
This is the ledger of a traveler’s life. The raw data, yes, but also the heartbeats behind it. Let’s look at what these numbers say—and more importantly, what they don’t.
(I’ll be updating and expanding this post in the future)
FLIGHTS
AIRPORTS
Airports are strange, liminal spaces—part machine, part organism, pulsing with the energy of arrivals and departures. They’re places of transition, where goodbyes linger in tearful embraces and excitement hums in the footsteps of travelers chasing horizons. Some are gleaming temples of efficiency; others are chaotic, sprawling mazes where the smell of jet fuel mingles with overpriced coffee. Love them or hate them, airports are the crossroads of the modern world, where stories begin and end every minute of every day.
I’ve flown through numerous airports in different countries. Some were claimed to be amongst best airports in the world. These rankings can sometimes be questionable. While they highlight impressive amenities and efficiency, they sometimes rely on other factors overlooking traveler experiences that don’t fit the glossy narrative. What works for one person—luxury lounges or gourmet dining—might not matter to another simply trying to make a quick connection, My example was Seoul Incheon Airport but more about that some other time.
AFRICA
🇲🇦 MOROCCO: Fès–Saïss Airport (IATA: FEZ), 2020; Marrakesh Menara Airport (IATA: RAK), 2020
ASIA
🇧🇳 BRUNEI: Brunei International Airport (BWN), Bandar Seri Begawan, 2019
🇰🇭 CAMBODIA: Siem Reap – Angkor International Airport (IATA: REP), 2017
🇭🇰 HONG KONG: Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG), 2024
🇮🇩 INDONESIA: Banyuwangi Airport (IATA: BWX), 2018; I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS), Denpasar, 2023; Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (IATA: CGK), Jakarta, 2018
🇯🇴 JORDAN: Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM), Amman, 2011
🇱🇦 LAOS: Luang Prabang International Airport (IATA: LPQ), 2023; Wattay International Airport (IATA: VTE), Vientaine, 2023
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA: Kota Kinabalu International Airport (IATA: BKI), 2019; Kuala Lumpur International Airport (IATA: KUL), 2018, 2019, 2024; Kuching International Airport (IATA: KCH), 2019; Miri Airport (IATA: MYY), 2019; Mulu Airport (IATA: MZV), 2019; Penang International Airport (IATA: PEN), 2018; Sibu Airport (IATA: SBW), 2019
🇲🇻 MALDIVES Velana International Airport (IATA: MLE), Malé, 2014
🇲🇲 MYANMAR: Heho Airport (IATA: HEH), 2019; Mandalay International Airport (IATA: MDL), 2019; Nyaung U Airport (IATA: NYU), Bagan, 2019; Yangon International Airport (IATA: RGN), 2019
🇵🇭 PHILIPPINES: Bacolod-Silay Airport (IATA: BCD), 2024; Godofredo P. Ramos International Airport (IATA: MPH), Caticlan; 2024; Laguindingan Airport (IATA: CGY), Cagayan de Oro; 2019; Mactan-Cebu Airport International Airport (IATA: CEB), 2018, 2024, 2024; Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL), Manila, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2024, 2024; Tagbilaran Airport (IATA: TAG), Bohol, 2018
🇶🇦 QATAR: Hamad International Airport (IATA: DOH), Doha, 2018, 2019, 2023
🇸🇬 Singapore: Singapore Changi Airport (IATA: SIN), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024
🇰🇷 South Korea: Incheon International Airport (IATA: ICN), 2024
🇱🇰 SRI LANKA: Bandaranaike International Airport (IATA: CMB), Colombo, 2014
🇹🇼 TAIWAN: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (IATA: TPE), 2024
🇹🇭 THAILAND: Chiang Mai International Airport (IATA: CNX), 2023; Don Mueang Airport International Airport (IATA: DMK), 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2023, 2024; Suvarnabhumi International Airport (IATA: BKK), 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2023, 2023, 2024, 2024
🇦🇪 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB), 2019, 2022
🇻🇳 VIETNAM: Da Nang International Airport (IATA: DAD), 2017; Nội Bài International Airport (IATA: HAN), 2017; Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (IATA: SGN), 2017
EUROPE
🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN: Heydar Aliyev International Airport (IATA: GYD), Baku, 2019
🇦🇹 AUSTRIA: Vienna International Airport (IATA: VIE), 2011, 2013, 2019, 2019, 2021, 2021, 2022, 2023
🇧🇪 BELGIUM: Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU), 2017; Brussels – South Charleoi Airport (IATA: CRL), 2023
🇭🇷 CROATIA: Franjo Tuđman Airport (IATA: ZAG), Zagreb, 2018, 2019, 2019, 2023, 2024
🇩🇰 DENMARK: Copenhagen Airport (IATA: CPH), 2013
🇪🇪 ESTONIA: Tallinn Airport (IATA: TLL), 2023
🇫🇷 FRANCE: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG), 2008, 2023, 2024
🇬🇪 GEORGIA: Shota Rustaveli International Airport (IATA: TBS), Tbilisi, 2019
🇩🇪 GERMANY: Berlin Tegel ”Otto Lilienthal Airport (IATA: TXL), 2013 (Airport closed in 2021); Berlin Schőnefeld Airport (IATA: SXF), 2019; Frankfurt International Airport (IATA: FRA), 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2022; Munich International Airport (IATA: MUC), 2024)
🇭🇺 HUNGARY: Ferenc Liszt International Airport (IATA: BUD), Budapest, 2019
🇮🇹 ITALY: Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (IATA: TRS), Trieste, 2017; Venice Marco Polo Airport (IATA: VCE), 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2024; Venice Treviso Airport (IATA: TSF), 2019, 2020
🇳🇴 NORWAY: Oslo Airport (IATA: OSL), 2013
🇵🇱 POLAND: Warsaw Modlin Airport (IATA: WMI), 2023
🇵🇹 PORTUGAL: Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport (IATA: FNC), Funchal, 2012; Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (IATA: OPO), Porto, 2012; Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS), Lisbon, 2012
🇮🇪 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB), 2010
🇸🇮 SLOVENIA: Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (IATA: LJU), 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2024
🇪🇸 SPAIN: Barcelona El Prat Airport (IATA: BCN), 2009; Madrid Barajas Airport (IATA: MAD), 2019
🇹🇷 TURKEY: Istanbul Atatűrk Airport (IATA: IST), 2014, 2017, 2017 (closed in 2019); Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST), 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2024; Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (IATA: SAW), 2019
🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM: London Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW), 2009, 2011; London Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR), 2019, 2024; London Luton Airport (IATA: LTN), 2012, 2013, 2017; London Stanstead Airport (IATA: STN), 2017
NORTH AMERICA AND CENTRAL AMERICA
🇨🇦 CANADA: Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (IATA: YUL), Montréal, 2017; Toronto Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ), 2018
🇨🇷 COSTA RICA: Juan Santamaria International Airport (IATA: SJO), San José, 2022
🇬🇹 GUATEMALA: La Aurora International Airport (IATA: GUA), Guatemala City, 2021; Mundo Maya International Airport (IATA; FRS), Flores, 2021
🇲🇽 MEXICO: Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (IATA: TGZ), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 2021; Benito Juárez International Airport (IATA: MEX), Ciudad de México, 2021, 2022, 2022; Cancun International Airport (IATA: CUN), 2021, 2022; Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA; GDL), Guadalajara, 2021; Puerto Escondido International Airport, (IATA:PXM), 2022; Xoxocotlán International Airport (IATA: OAX), Oaxaca, 2022
🇵🇦 PANAMA: Tocumen International Airport (IATA: PTY), Panama City, 2022
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI), 2023; Bozeman Yellowstone Airport (IATA: BZN), Belgrade, 2022; Chicago O’Hare International Airport (IATA: ORD), 2022, 2023; Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL), 2023; Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN), 2023; John F. Kennedy Airport (IATA: JFK), 2023; Los Angeles International Airport(IATA: LAX), 2022, 2023; Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA), 2019; Newark Libertly International Airport (IATA: EWR), 2018; Portland International Airport (IATA: PDX), 2022; San Jose International Airport (SJC), 2022; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA), 2022
SOUTH AMERICA
🇧🇴 BOLIVIA: El Alto International Airport (IATA: LPB), 2022
🇨🇴 COLOMBIA: El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG), Bogota, 2022; El Edén International Airport (IATA: AXM), Armenia, 2022; José María Córdova International Airport (IATA: MDE), Medelin, 2022; Matecaña International Airport (IATA: PEI), Pereira, 2022; Palonegro International Airport (IATA: BGA), Bucaramanga, 2022; Rafael Núñez International Airport (IATA: CTG), Cartagena, 2022
🇵🇪 PERU: Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (IATA: CUZ), Cusco, 2022; Jorge Chávez International Airport (IATA: LIM), Lima, 2022
AIRLINES
Airlines are also often put under the review of which one is the best and then making a list based on that. Qatar Airways have been on top of what it seem the best of the best list. I did fly with them on more than one occassion. The first time, yes, everything seemed new, almost intact, food was awesome and the flight attendant were great. That was before the pandemic. My last flight with them was in February 2023 and at that time it was almost the opposite picture. I did read more reviews of other people who flew with them in the past couple of years and a lot of people are noticing a significant downfall of Qatar Airways quality.
On the other hand, I was pleasently surprised with Asiana airlines. Any guesses on which place they rank? You’ll have to scroll the list quite a bit to find them sitting on the 37th stop, even behind Scoot and AirAsia. Even lower is Royal Brunei Airlines on which I had one of the best meals so far. They’re closer to the end of the list at 73rd spot, a few spots behind Ryanair. For statistical purposes, I included the position of the airline on The World’s Top 100 Airlines in 2024 made by Skytrax.
AIR ASIA (30th, 31st in 2023)
Bangkok – Siem Reap; Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur; Kuala Lumpur – Penang; Penang – Singapore; Manila – Jakarta; Bangkok – Kuala Lumpur – Kuching; Kuching – Sibu; Kota Kinabalu – Sandakan – Kota Kinabalu; Manila – Cagayan de Oro – Manila; Vientiane – Bangkok; Bangkok – Denpasar; Manila – Cebu; Manila – Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 16,302 km/10,130 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Bangkok to Denpasar (3004 km/1867 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Kuching to Sibu (203 km/126 miles)
ADRIA AIRWAYS (Ceased operations: September 30, 2019)
Ljubljana – Barcelona – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Dublin – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – London Gatwick – Ljubljana 2x; Ljubljana – London Luton – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Paris CDG – Ljubljana
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 14,800 km/9196 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Ljubljana to Dublin (1040 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Ljubljana to Paris CDG (586 miles)
AEROMÉXICO (Not ranked)
Bogotá – Mexico City
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 3177 km/1974 miles
AIR BALTIC (58th, 61st in 2023)
Ljubljana – Zurich – Paris CDG
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 590 miles
AIR CANADA (29th, 38th in 2023)
Montreal – Brussels; Toronto – Frankfurt
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 11,962 km/7433 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Toronto to Frankfurt (3963 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Montreal to Brussels (3470 miles)
AIR CANADA EXPRESS – SKY (Not ranked)
Toronto – Newark; Newark – Toronto
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1123 km/698 miles
AIR CANADA ROUGE (Not ranked)
Venice – Montreal – Venice – Toronto
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 13285 km/8255 miles
AIR FRANCE (9th, 7th in 2023)
JFK – Paris CDG
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 5866 km/3645 miles
AIR FRANCE HOP! (Not ranked)
Paris CDG – Ljubljana
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 948 km/589 miles
AIR KBZ (Not ranked)
Nyaung U – Heho
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 200 km/124 miles
ALASKA AIRLINES (60th, 52nd in 2023)
Bozeman – Seattle
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 875 km/544 miles
AMERICAN AIRLINES (78th, 82nd in 2023)
Chicago O’Hare – Los Angeles
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 2816 km/1750 miles
ASIANA AIRLINES (37th, 28th in 2023)
Istanbul – Seoul
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 7968 km/4951 miles
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES (28th, 34th in 2023)
Vienna – Berlin
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 544 km/338 miles
AVIANCA (Not ranked)
Bogotá – Armenia; Cartagena – Bogotá – Bucaramanga; Bucaramanga – Bogota; Los Angeles – Bogotá – Lima
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 8925 km/5546 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Los Angeles to Bogotá (5615/3480 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Bogotá to Armenia (183 km/114 miles)
BRITISH AIRWAYS (13th, 18th in 2023)
Vienna – London – Miami; London Heathrow – Venice
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 9587 km/5957 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: London to Miami (7149 km/4442 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: London to Venice (1157 km/719 miles)
BRUSSELS AIRWAYS (Not ranked)
Brussels – Venice
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 840 km/522 miles
CEBU PACIFIC (Not ranked)
Legazpi – Manila; Cebu – Bacolod; Caticlan – Manila; Seoul – Manila; Manila – Cebu – Manila; Manila – Taipei
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 3526 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Seoul to Manila (1630 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Cebu to Bacolod (73 miles)
COPA AIRLINES (97th, 83rd in 2023)
Lima – Panama City – San José
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1810 miles
EMIRATES (3rd, 4th in 2023)
Zagreb – Dubai – Bangkok; Kuala Lumpur – Dubai – Zagreb
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 11,733 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Kuala Lumpur to Dubai (3467 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Zagreb to Dubai (2601 miles)
GARUDA INDONESIA (34th, 30th in 2023)
Banyuwangi – Jakarta
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 551 miles
IBERIA (15th, 14th in 2023)
Miami – Madrid – Vienna
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 5560 miles
JETSTAR ASIA (75th, 69th in 2023)
Singapore – Yangon; Singapore – Kuala Lumpur; Bangkok – Singapore; Denpasar – Singapore
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 3320 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Singapore to Yangon (1200 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Singapore to Kuala Lumpur (185 miles)
KLM (26th, 25th in 2023)
Amsterdam – Minneapolis/Saint Paul
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 4177 miles
LAO AIRLINES (Not ranked)
Chiang Mai – Luang Prabang
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 223 miles
LATAM AIRLINES (43rd, 45 in 2023)
Pereira – Medelin; Medelin – Cartagena
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 391 miles
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Pereira to Medelin (98 miles)
LATAM PERÚ (Not ranked)
Lima – Cusco; La Paz – Lima
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1047 miles
LUFTHANSA (18th, 21st in 2023)
Oslo – Frankfurt; Frankfurt – Vienna; Frankfurt – Venice; Vienna – Frankfurt – Mexico City – Frankfurt – Vienna; Vienna – Frankfurt – Bogota; Mexico City – Frankfurt – Vienna; Ljubljana – Frankfurt – Chicago; Mexico City – Frankfurt – Ljubljana; Paris CDG – Munich – Ljubljana
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 38,291 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Frankfurt to Mexico City (5930 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Munich to Ljubljana (194 miles)
MASWINGS (Not ranked)
Sibu – Miri – Mulu; Mulu – Kota Kinabalu
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 418 miles
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Miri to Mulu (59 miles)
MYANMAR NATIONAL AIRLINE (Not ranked)
Mandalay – Yangon
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 344 miles
NOOK AIR (Not ranked)
Yangon – Bangkok
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 364 miles
PEGASUS AIRLINES (Not ranked)
Tbilisi – Istanbul
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 827 miles
PHILIPPINES AIRLINES (96th, 80th in 2023)
Singapore – Manila; Manila – Tagbilaran
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1854 miles
PAL EXPRESS (Not ranked)
Cebu – Legazpi
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 197 miles
ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES (73rd, 66th in 2023)
Bandar Seri Begawan – Manila
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 785 miles
ROYAL JORDANIAN (Not ranked)
Vienna – Amman – Bangkok – Amman – Vienna
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 11,608
RYANAIR (63rd, 68th in 2023)
London Stanstead – Trieste; Treviso – Berlin – Treviso; Treviso – Marrakech; Fes – Treviso; Zagreb – Brussels Charleoi; Brussels Charleoi – Warsaw Modlin; Tallin – Vienna
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 6533 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Treviso to Marrakesh (1450 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Treviso to Berlin (467 miles)
QATAR AIRWAYS (1st, 2nd in 2023)
Zagreb – Doha – Bangkok; Jakarta – Doha – Zagreb; Zagreb – Doha – Manila; Bangkok – Doha – Zagreb; Zagreb – Doha – Bangkok; Singapore – Doha – Zagreb
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 36,930 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Doha to Manila (4520 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Zagreb to Doha (2410 miles)
SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES (79th, 84th in 2023)
Berlin – Copenhagen – Oslo
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 535 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Copenhagen to Oslo (321 miles)
SCOOT (32nd, 33rd in 2023)
Manila – Singapore 2x; Hong Kong – Singapore
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 4540 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Hong Kong to Singapore (1600 miles)
SINGAPORE AIRLINES (2nd, 1st in 2023)
Hanoi – Singapore
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1360 miles
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (93rd, 60th in 2023)
Portland – San Jose; Denver – Chicago; Los Angeles – Dallas Love; Dallas – Baltimore
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 3904 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Los Angeles to Dallas (1240 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Portland to San Jose (569 miles)
TAG AIRLINES (Not ranked)
Guatemala City – Flores – Guatemala City
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 334 miles
TAP PORTUGAL (71st, 89th in 2023)
Venice – Lisbon; Porto – Funchal; Funchal – Lisbon – Venice
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 3719 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Venice to Lisbon (1190 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Funchal to Lisbon (599 miles)
THAI AIRWAYS (33rd, 40th in 2023)
Taipei – Bangkok; Bangkok – Singapore
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 2437 miles
TRANSAVIA (51st, 58th in 2023)
Ljubljana – Amsterdam
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 608 miles
TURKISH AIRLINES (7th, 6th in 2023)
Venice – Istanbul – Malé – Colombo; Colombo – Malé – Istanbul – Venice; Ljubljana – Istanbul – Bangkok; Singapore – Istanbul – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Istanbul – Ljubljana; Istanbul – Vienna; Ljubljana – Istanbul – Dubai – Istanbul – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Istanbul – Delhi; Singapore – Istanbul – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Istanbul – Manila; Bangkok – Istanbul – Ljubljana; Ljubljana – Istanbul; Singapore – Istanbul – London Heathrow
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 59,315 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Istanbul to Manila (5670 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Istanbul to Vienna (765 miles)
UNITED AIRLINES (42nd, 49th in 2023)
Chicago O’Hare – Bozeman; Minneapolis/Saint Paul – Denver
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1871 miles
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Minneapolis to Denber (682 miles)
VIETNAM AIRLINES (45th, 44th in 2023)
Ho Chi Minh City – Da Nang
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 377 miles
VISTARA (16th, 16th in 2023)
New Delhi – Bangkok
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 1842 miles
VOLARIS (Not ranked)
Mexico City – Guadalajara; Mexico City – Tuxtla Gutiérres; Cancun – Guatemala City; Guatemala City – Mexico City; Mexico City – Oaxaca; Puerto Escondido – Mexico City; San José – Cancun – Mexico City
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 4000 miles
LONGEST FLIGHT: Cancun to Mexico City (803 miles)
SHORTEST FLIGHT: Mexico City to Oaxaca (229 miles)
WIZZ AIR (Not ranked)
Ljubljana – London Luton – Ljubljana 2x; Budapest – Baku
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETRES/MILES: 4686 miles
FLIGHTS IN NUMBERS
For conclusion of this category, I decided to categorize the most interesting statistics. Considering the amount of flights I did not have that bad luck with lost luggage so far (happened only in 1.5% cases).
The most interesting case definitely happened in New Delhi. My backpack didn’t arrive with my flight, so I filled out a form and provided my contact information, including that of my Airbnb host. The good news was that it arrived the very next day. However, actually receiving it turned out to be more complicated than I expected.
I thought my Airbnb host could easily accept it on my behalf, but of course, it couldn’t be that simple, right? The host called to inform me that the carrier needed my signature. The problem was that I was on a tour exploring the historic city.
Thankfully, my guide came up with a solution. The carrier was instructed to deliver my backpack to the restaurant where we were having lunch. Initially, the carrier refused, stating that delivering to a different address was against the rules. In the end, he relented and arrived at the restaurant on a motorbike, with my backpack seemingly strapped securely to the back.
To top it off, I had to “tip” him for the extra effort of delivering it to this location. Welcome to India!
TOTAL FLIGHT KILOMETERS/MILES: 441,076.129 km/274,072 (11 around the world – shortest path 40,075 kilometers or 24,901 miles; 1 flight to the moon and on the way back with the average distance between Earth and Moon 384,400 km (238,855 miles).
TOTAL NUMBER OF FLIGHTS: 197
TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRLINES: 52
TOTAL NUMBER OF AIRPORTS: 107
CASES OF LOST LUGGAGE: 3 (Brussles – Venice; Frankfurt- Vienna; Istanbul-New Delhi)
CANCELED FLIGHTS: 2
- Dubai – Istanbul 2022, Turkish Airlines. A flock of birds flew into the engine during landing and couldn’t continue with next flight. I had to stay at the airport overnight, at least I got a food voucher at the airport. Got compensated later.
- San Jose – Mexico Clty 2022, Volaris. The plane had some kind of mechanical issues. The flight was delayed a few times, we even boarded the plane already. Eventually, it got canceled. After a few hours I was able to get a flight out the same evening with a very short connection in Cancun which I barely was able to catch it. Was able to get some compensation a few weeks later.
TOP 5 LONGEST FLIGHTS*:
- Frankfurt to Mexico City (9603 km/5968 miles, 12h 20min, Lufthansa)
- Frankfurt to Bogota (9136 km/5677 miles, 12h 20min, Lufthansa)
- Istanbul to Manila (9125 km/5670 miles, 11h 35min, Turkish Airlines)
- Singapore to Istanbul (8726 kilometres/5423 miles, 10h 50min, Turkish Airlines)
- Istanbul to Seoul (7966 km/4951 miles, 10h 15min, Asiana)
- Istanbul to Bangkok (7553 km/4694 miles, 9h 45min, Turkish Airlines)
- Doha to Manila (7274 km/4520 miles, 9h 40min, Qatar Airways)
- London to Miami (7149 km/4442 miles, 10h 35min, British Airways)
- Miami to Madrid (7144 km/4440 miles, 8h 50min, Iberia)
- Frankfurt to Chicago (7007 km/4355 miles, 9h 40min, Lufthansa)
TOP 5 SHORTEST FLIGHT*:
- Miri to Mulu (95 km/59 miles, 0h 30min, MASWINGS)
- Cebu to Bacolod (117 km/73 miles, 1h 05min, Cebu Pacific)
- Pereira to Medellin (158 km/98 miles, 0h 43min, LATAM Airlines)
- Bogotá to Armenia (183 km/114 miles, 1h 08min, Avianca)
- Nyaung U to Heho (199 kilometres, 0h 40min, Air KBZ)
- Kuching to Sibu (203 km/126 miles, 0h 40min, Air Asia)
- Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan (222 km/138 miles, 0h 55min, Air Asia)
- Mulu to Kota Kinabalu (254 km/158 miles, 0h 55min, MASWINGS)
- Guatemala to Flores (269 km/167 miles, 1h 00min, TAG Airlines)
- Bogotá to Bucaramanga (291 km/181 miles, 1h 14min, Avianca)
*Based on distance not flight time and only unique flights meaning that the flight destination is included on the list only once, even if I made that flight more than one time.
BIGGEST AIRPLANE: Airbus A380-800 (Qatar Airways: 517 seats)
SMALLEST AIRPLANE: Bombardier CRJ700ER (Adria Airways: 70 seats); ATR 72-500 (Lao Airlines, Tag Airlines: 70 seats; Maswings: 68 seats)
