Originally Posted by
jrl767
so to clarify ... if you’re looking for the most stops
on a single flight whose route approximates the path of one of the TCON interstates, that would seem to limit the search to NW for I-90, UA or TW for I-80, and NA for I-10
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1961 United operated a DC-7 flight pretty much along I-80 from Idlewild (IDL) to SFO with seven stops:
- Philadelphia (PHL)
- Detroit Willow Run (YIP)
- Chicago (ORD)
- Onaha (OMA)
- Denver (DEN)
- Salt Lake City (SLC)
- Oakland (OAK)
That's what I was looking for. A flight connecting two transcon Interstate endpoints while staying fairly close to the route of that Interstate highway. I will take that UA DC-7 as the current leader and see if anyone can beat 7 stops!
Originally Posted by
jlemon
47. Ah, it wasn't ole El Paso....which means it must have been ole ____________......
Well, since, unlike Marty Robbins, it didn't stop "out in the West Texas town of El Paso" it must have stopped in the Alamo City.
"Amarillo by morning, up from
San Antone. Everything that I got is just what I got on."
That's the first song that came to mind involving SAT. I'm not suggesting AMA as an unscheduled diversion! So, LAX-SAT-HOU-MSY as the routing of this I-10 Special WN 722?