Fastest commercial transatlantic crossing
The current fastest commercial transatlantic crossing record is 2:52:59, held by British Airways Concorde, set on February 7, 1996. Last checked October 14, 2026.
2:52:59
British Airways Concorde
- Holder
- British Airways Concorde
- Record
- 2:52:59
- Location
- New York to London
- Date set
- February 7, 1996
- Recognized by
- British Airways
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia Read the source
- guinnessworldrecords.com Fastest flight across the atlantic in a commercial aircraft
- britishairways.com History and heritage
- designmuseum.org Read the source
- npr.org Concorde last flight
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