• The American Countryside is truly a slice of Americana. It might be a well-known music or TV star or just someone with an interesting story that lives down the street. From Iditarod sled dog mushers, to NASA scientists... from the Rooster Crowing Championships to NFL greats...The American Countryside is sure to be of interest. Click the button above to listen to the latest show, or visit the American Countryside archives.

  • Archives

  • Categories

  • Have an idea for a story?

    Click here to send your idea to Andrew

The World’s Longest Flight

January 24th, 2012

The longest nonstop commercial flight in the world is currently a Singapore Airlines route from Newark to Singapore.  It’s in the air over 18 hours and covers over 10,000 miles.  That’s nothing compared to this flight that took off from Meridian, Mississippi in 1935.  The flight was measured in days, but you could say, the flight never went anywhere…..

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:59 — 1.4MB)


Leave a Comment