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Air Canada is a major long-haul operator. Between May and December, its schedule submission to OAG shows that it plans an average of 120 daily departures. In this sense, it is the world’s 11th-largest airline.
Its long-haul activity is greater than, say, KLM, Singapore Airlines, and Cathay Pacific. This is influenced by having such services from multiple airports. This contributes to the Star Alliance member providing 36% of Canada’s long-haul flights. When fellow alliance members are included, it rises to half.
Air Canada’s Longest Passenger Route In 2026
This article examines 
Air Canada’s nonstop and one-stop flights between May and December 2026. The data is derived from its schedule submission to OAG. It is based on the maximum block time, which is measured as chocks-off-to-chocks-on (i.e., stand-to-stand or gate-to-gate). This includes taxi time at both ends of the route, flight time, and a period for short delays.
The carrier’s longest link is from 
Toronto to Sydney via Vancouver. This is timed up to 23h 35m, including the ground time en route. It exceeds Emirates’ longest one-stop service. Air Canada serves the same-plane, same-flight-number link daily on a year-round basis on the 300-seat Boeing 777-200LR. OAG shows that the one-stop operation was served between 2007 and 2019. Flights that originated/ended in Toronto returned in 2024.
As you’d expect, that maximum time is available during the northern winter, with stronger winter winds. During the summer, it does not exceed 22h 25m. Obviously, passengers may fly from Canada’s busiest airport to Sydney or only on the domestic leg to Vancouver or between British Columbia and New South Wales.
|
Leg |
Schedule In November* |
|---|---|
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Toronto to Vancouver |
AC33: 6:00 PM-9:07 PM |
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Vancouver to Sydney |
AC33: 11:40 PM**-9:35 AM+2 |
|
Sydney to Vancouver |
AC34: 11:20 AM-7:50 AM |
|
Vancouver to Toronto |
AC34: 10:00 AM-4:29 PM |
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* Known as of April 24, and subject to change ** Departs during Air Canada’s main Asia-Pacific bank |
Air Canada’s Second To Fifth-Longest Services
You may know by now that Air Canada will not resume its winter-only fifth freedom operation from Toronto to Mumbai to London Heathrow. This resumed in winter 2025/2026, having replaced Calgary to Delhi via the UK’s busiest airport. Timed at up to 22h 20m, it was to be Air Canada’s next-longest link in the examined period. But no more.
In second place now is Delhi back to Toronto. In 2025, that market had 660,000 local passengers. Timed at up to 17h 5m, this is Air Canada’s longest nonstop offering. Due to the war in Iran, the carrier temporarily doubled flights to twice-daily, although this frequency only existed for a part of March.
Air Canada Abruptly Ends This 22-Hour Route [Flight Schedule & Map]
The sudden removal of Air Canada’s flights to this major city raises questions about the airline’s plans there.
Since then, the ongoing war means that flights have fallen to between nine and ten weekly. However, the usual daily offering on the 777-200LR is due to resume in June, although this could be extended again. Between June and September, the 400-seat 777-300ER is scheduled to operate on Mondays from Canada and on Tuesdays back to North America. This is Air Canada’s second-highest-capacity equipment.
In third place is Vancouver to Singapore (up to 16h 45m; four to five weekly 787-9), followed by Delhi back to Montreal (up to 16h 30m; five weekly, returns in October), and Vancouver to Bangkok (up to 16h 25m; three weekly to daily 787-9). United’s return to the Thai capital, from Los Angeles via Hong Kong, might have been influenced by Air Canada’s apparent success from Vancouver.
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The Airline’s Sixth To Tenth-Longest Routes
In sixth place is Toronto to Shanghai Pudong, which is timed at up to 16h 10m. Air Canada serves it four times weekly on the 787-9. Influenced by COVID-19, the Star member intends to resume this very long route on June 3, 2026, after a six-year absence. But due to the war in Ukraine, which means the airline cannot fly over Russian airspace, the block time has increased by about 90 minutes compared to when it was last served.
Then there’s Toronto to Buenos Aires via São Paulo (up to 15h 30m; four to five weekly 787-9), Toronto to Seoul Incheon (up to 15h 25m; five weekly to daily 787-9), Dubai back to Toronto (up to 15h 20m; daily 787-9), and finally Vancouver to Brisbane (up to 14h 50m; six weekly to daily 787-9). The UAE link exists in partnership with Emirates, with Air Canada effectively flying to Dubai to feed the Gulf giant. Booking data shows nearly 50,000 Air Canada passengers connected there last year.
