I'm pretty sure Honolulu takes the spot for most isolated large city. Perth is a...

brc · on Dec 9, 2011

Flight time from Honolulu to LA is less than the flight time from Melbourne to Perth.

Perth is the most geographically isolated city in the world.

rdouble · on Dec 9, 2011

It's an hour longer from Honolulu to LA (or vice versa) than from Melbourne to Perth.

The flight from Perth to Melbourne is only 3 hours and 30 minutes, less than flying from LA to Chicago.

brc · on Dec 10, 2011

Melbourne-Perth flights are routinely > 4 hours Sydney-Perth flights are routinely > 5 hours

Hawaii - LA flight times are routinely > 5 1/2 hours

I was wrong.

usaar333 · on Dec 10, 2011

Out of curiosity, why are you comparing Perth to Melbourne rather than the closer Adelaide? Flights are 3 hours going east and 3:20 going west between those cities.