Record #00449Transport archive
On 20–21 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis solo from Roosevelt Field on Long Island to Le Bourget near Paris, completing the first solo nonstop crossing of the Atlantic in about 33 hours 30 minutes.
Achievement date
1927
1927-05-21
Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, on 20 May 1927 and reached Le Bourget near Paris the following day in the single-engine Ryan NYP aircraft, without an intermediate stop.
Nonstop transatlantic flights with multiple crew members had already occurred. This record is specifically for a solo flight, not the first nonstop crossing by any crew.
The record conclusion has sufficient verification support.
Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
Smithsonian museum records identify Lindbergh's 20–21 May 1927 journey as the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight. A Smithsonian archival description confirms departure from Roosevelt Field; arrival was at Le Bourget. The first-achievement date is completion on 21 May, distinct from earlier multi-crew nonstop crossings.
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