航こう続ぞく時じ間かん

noun

flight duration; cruising time; endurance

Technical term used in aviation and maritime contexts for how long an aircraft or vessel can remain in operation without refueling.

• この旅りょ客かく機きの航こう続ぞく時じ間かんは約やく14時じ間かんです。

  This airliner has a flight duration of about 14 hours.

• 航こう続ぞく時じ間かんを延のばすために燃ねん料りょうタンクを増ぞう設せつした。

  They added extra fuel tanks to extend the cruising time.