Longest non-commercial flight: The longest flight ever recorded was flown by Robert Timm and John Cook, using a plane called the Cessna 172 Hacienda; it took off and landed at the Harry Reid International Airport. The flight lasted 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes, starting on December 4, 1958 and ending on February 7, 1959. One of the men would pilot the plane while the other rested, and they would refuel midair.
Landing On a Beach: The Barra airport in Scotland is unique because many of its flights are scheduled to land on the beach Traigh Mhor during low tide. Workers ensure that the beach is dry enough before planes land to make sure they won’t get stuck.
Shortest commercial flight: Loganair offers the shortest commercial flight which goes from Westray to Papa Westray, two of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. The flight lasts 57 seconds to two minutes long, depending how much wind there is. The reason this flight exists is because the only other way to travel between the islands is to take a choppy and dangerous boat ride.
Fastest plane: The fastest plane in the world flew unmanned. In 2004, the Nasa X-43A flew at a speed of 9.6 Mach, about 7,366 miles per hour for 10–12 seconds above California.This flight took place so that Nasa could test new technology and explore hypersonic flight.