Your birth year
2006
Spirit of St. Louis
1927Aviation
Spirit of St. Louis is 79 years older than you
It's from 1927, before you were born.
- Flight
- 1927
- Route
- New York to Paris
- Type
- Solo transatlantic flight
About
As of 2026, it's 99 years old.
The Spirit of St. Louis crossed the Atlantic in 1927, turning aviation into front-page global drama.
The flight compressed distance in the public imagination and helped sell the idea of aviation as a future mass technology.
Spirit of St. Louis through the years
1927
1927
Solo Atlantic crossing
The Spirit of St. Louis flew from New York to Paris.
You were born — 2006
