Definition

Noun: A flight on which an aircraft travels directly from its departure airport to its arrival airport without making any scheduled intermediate landings.

Examples

• We booked a nonstop flight from New York to London to save time.
• The airline added a new nonstop flight between the two capital cities.
• Is this a nonstop flight, or do we change planes in Chicago?

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used as a modifier in airline industry contexts (e.g., nonstop service, nonstop route).
• Informally, "nonstop" can be used as a noun to refer to such a flight, as in the reference example: "How many nonstops are there to Dallas?"

Variants and Related Words

• Nonstop (adjective/adverb): Without stopping or pausing. (e.g., , ).
• Direct Flight: Often used interchangeably with "nonstop flight" in casual conversation, but technically a direct flight may have intermediate stops without a change of aircraft.
• Through Flight: A flight with one or more intermediate stops.

Synonyms

• Direct flight (common, though technically distinct)
• Through flight (less precise)

Antonyms

• Connecting flight
• Multi-stop flight

Noun

1. a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
   • how many nonstops are there to Dallas?