▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁made ▁stops ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands , ▁Gu am , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁China , ▁Th ailand , ▁India , ▁the ▁U AE , ▁Greece , ▁Mal ta , ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁Az ores ▁and ▁New found land , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Texas ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁thirty - three ▁days ▁later . ▁Wang ▁made ▁the ▁flight ▁in ▁a ▁normally - asp ir ated ▁Cir rus ▁SR 2 2 ▁modified ▁to ▁hold ▁extra ▁fuel , ▁and ▁covered ▁over ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 ▁flying ▁hours , ▁over ▁eigh teen ▁flight ▁days , ▁flying ▁over ▁or ▁landing ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Her ▁longest ▁leg ▁was ▁from ▁Mer ced , ▁California ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i , ▁covering ▁ 2 , 1 6 0 ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁in ▁ 1 3 . 8 ▁hours . ▁Her ▁longest ▁day ▁involved ▁the ▁legs ▁from ▁Lis bon , ▁Portugal ▁to ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Az ores ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁to ▁St . ▁Joh ns , ▁New found land , ▁which ▁required ▁her ▁to ▁remain ▁aw ake ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁hours . ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁at ▁Air show ▁China ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁in ▁Z hu hai , ▁after ▁the ▁b ona ▁f ides ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁were ▁v ett ed ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁represent atives ▁of ▁A OP A ▁China ,