Flew one of United’s longest 757 routes, the 3rd-longest after EWR-BRU and EWR-EDI, respectively, at just over 8 hours’ flying time. Basically, if you want to fly long-haul on a 757 with United, you’ve got to do it out of Newark.
Server: Solo
Airline: United Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200 (Evo Blue)
Origin: Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey (EWR)
Destination: Jorge Chávez International Airport, Callao, Peru (LIM)
Flight Number: UA886
Route: KEWR-SPJC
Seat: 4F (Business)
Time En Route: 8 Hours 8 Minutes
Sitting at the boarding area on a sunny afternoon in Newark
Taxiing out for a southbound departure
Loud RB.211 spool-up and near full-power takeoff
Heading south over the Bahamas
Sun setting as we cruise over Jamaica
Crossing Panama
Decsending along the Peruvian coast
Arriving in Lima at just under a quarter past the hour
Parked at Gate 22