Originally Posted by
jlemon
37) CP Air was indeed operating a Boeing 737-200 nonstop between Vancouver (YVR) and Montreal (YUL) at this time which according to the OAG is a one way distance of 2301 miles.
CP 87: YUL 9:30a - 12:10p YVR
Op: Ex. Sat. & Sun.
Equip: 737
That was actually quite a distance for a 737-200, 2300 mi and 5hr40min flight time. I doubt anyone in the US was scheduling an original 737 on a complete transcon. I wonder how often they had to put into Calgary for fuel. It's more than Tel Aviv to London, and notably more than Larnaca, Cyprus to London, which "stretching the 737-200" experts Dan-Air always said on their charters on this route were both too far for the aircraft, and only used Comets/727s until the 737-300 came along.