The longest non-stop flight by any aircraft was achieved by Steve Fossett (USA) who flew 42,469.4 km (26,389.3 miles) in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer airplane. Fossett took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA on 8 February 2006 and landed 76 hours, 45 mins later in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK on 11 February 2006; having beaten the previous record, held by the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon, by 165.4 km (1,02.8 miles) and with only 90 kg (200 lb) of fuel remaining from an initial load of 8,210 kg (18,100 lb).

Fossett was due to arrive at Kent International, UK, but due to a huge electrical malfunction, he landed earlier in Bournemouth.
The final distance flown was 19,880 nautical miles. UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time and is the same as GMT.

Take-off / landing times:

Fossett took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA at 12.22 UTC on 8 February 2006 and landed 76 hours, 45 mins later at 17:07 UTC in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK on 11 February 2006.