Originally Posted by
SDF_Traveler
I've never heard of 1,000 ft on a short-haul (typo?) -
Most of my short-haul flights still go above 10,000 ft and often cruise around 20,000-29,000 ft as they're all pressurized aircraft whether it is a Dash-8/Saab-340 (or other turbo prop) or a regional jet of some type.
There are several (mostly EAS) routes I'm aware of which likely don't go much above 3k feet, using pressurized aircraft--either SF3s or B1900s, IME, though I believe there was at least one with a Dash8.
Some I can think of (some of which are defunct now, but were around a year or two ago):
- BLF-BKW (34 miles; BLF no longer gets commercial service, but when it did, that was a fun flight--you could look out the cockpit from row 1 or 2 on the B1900)
- ORF-PHF (something like 17 miles; US used to operate this once a week with a Dash8, but it's defunct now, I believe)
- CKB-MGW (this was a US EAS route, something like 20 miles; at one point, it continued on to nearby PIT, but if it's still in service I believe it goes to IAD now)
Most of the other short hauls I've taken do get up over 10k feet, though; even SFO-SMF and SFO-MRY on EMB120s go above 10k feet IIRC.