Originally Posted by
CaptainMiles
If you count Iceland (an island in the Atlantic) as part of Europe due to strong social and political ties to the continent, then you should also consider Saint-Pierre the same. It's also an island in the Atlantic, a part of France, they even use the euro as their currency. And then, FSP-YYT at 172 miles is probably a shortest Europe-North America flight.
Indeed, forgot about Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Can't use any of the big three miles for those flights (though how about through AC's mileage program?)
Of course Iceland and the British Isles (and Cape Verde) count. But I still reckon BOS-SID is the shortest flight between North America and Africa. There are flights between Boston and the Azores, but that wouldn't be the shortest NA-Europe flight anyway. There are also flights between NA and European overseas territories/departments entirely within the Caribbean, but this thread is more to create a "short flight-long flight" RTW itinerary.
Additionally, for a very short time a few years ago, there was a BWI-GOH flight on Air Greenland, which would've been rad to take now.