The fastest time to circle the Earth was achieved by the American pilot Steve Fossett in his Cessna Citation X private jet. On February 3, 2005, Fossett completed the flight in 67 hours, 1 minute, and 8 seconds, breaking the previous record set by himself in 2004.

The flight was refueled in midair 11 times, and the route covered 23,009 miles (37,032 kilometers).