A Long Flight Dangerous Locations: How to Explore Safely

Quick answer

The dangerous places in A Long Flight are the buildings and gas stations you land at to loot: zombies attack when you enter and return while you search, and the liquids inside are not always safe. Weather adds two more threats — a tornado can destroy your parked plane while you are on foot, and lightning can disable your engine in flight.

• Loot buildings and gas stations: zombies attack on entry and respawn over time — clear them, loot fast, leave.
• Canisters and bottles inside buildings: drink only what you can identify.
• Tornado: struck during rain while a player was looting and destroyed the parked plane, ending the run.
• Lightning: hit a plane mid-flight in a storm and left it without an engine.

Zombies guard the buildings you loot

Buildings and gas stations along your route are where A Long Flight hands out fuel and supplies, and they are also where you should expect trouble: zombies inside attack the moment you step in. Players settle into the same routine: land close, stop the engine, kill the zombies (a gun does the job), and only then start searching. Keep to that order — clear the zombies first, then search once the building is clear. Where to land and what to grab at these stops is covered in the scavenging guide.

Zombies come back while you search

Clearing a building is not permanent. Zombies at loot buildings return over time — players saw fresh ones appear within the same session — so the working approach is clear, grab what you need, and leave. Lingering is where it goes wrong: one player cut a search short because a building had “not many useful things” and the zombies were about to appear again. The clock runs outside too: after a bad landing left a plane without its wings, the player raced to put them back while more zombies closed in. If you have to repair at a stop, do it fast — carry each detached part to its blueprint spot and press [F] to reinstall it.

Check what is in the bottle before you drink

Canisters and bottles inside loot buildings are a mixed bag. In one session a player stopped a friend from drinking an unknown liquid with “You are going to die if you drink it.” In another, an unidentified drink turned out to restore thirst. Identified liquids are safe value: water for you, pure kerosene for the plane. The habit that keeps you alive is simple: drink or pour only what you can identify, and treat anything else as a risk. Staying fed and watered day to day is covered in the longest flight guide.

Weather can end a run

• Tornado on foot. During rain, while a player was inside a loot building, a tornado hit and destroyed the parked plane: “The plane is gone. So, we can't continue.” The player walked away unhurt — no fall damage — but with the plane gone, the run was over. While you are looting, the plane is your only way forward, so when the weather turns, keep an eye on the sky.
• Lightning in flight. In a storm, lightning struck a flying plane and disabled its engine mid-flight. The pilot made an emergency landing at a small airport, then could not restart the engine — swapping parts, including the aircraft battery, did not get it running again on the spot. Storms can cost you your engine without warning, so it pays to know where you could put the plane down if it quits.

A routine for every stop

Checklist

• Land close and shut down

  Stop at the building or gas station, stop the engine, then get out.

• Clear the zombies first

  They attack the moment you enter — kill them before you touch anything.

• Take only what you can identify

  Water, pure kerosene, food and medicine are safe grabs; unknown liquids are a gamble.

• Leave before they come back

  Zombies respawn over time, so skip low-value buildings and keep moving.

• Watch the sky

  A tornado can reach you while you are on foot, and lightning can hit the plane in flight.

For a broader look at where to fly and what each stop offers, see the locations guide.