Originally Posted by
JAXPax
This year was quite a year for the books. Thanks for starting this thread
Wakesetter93 (though we were chatting in real time through a bit of this so you know the "story" haha).
New Countries (0): N/A
New Airports (48): ABQ, AGS, AMA, BKG, BPT, BRD, BRL, BRO, CHO, CHS, CID, EAU, ECP, ELP, EUG, FAY, FWA, GEG, GLH, HIB, HRL, HVN, HYS, ILG, INL, JBR, LAN, LCH, LNK, LWB, OWB, PAH, PGA, PIA, PIE, PNS, PSC, PVU, SDF, SHD, SLN, SOW, STS, TBN, TVC, TVF, VCT, VRB
New Airlines (4): Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways, Northern/New Pacific Airlines, Red Way (Op by GlobalX)
New Planes (3-4): ATR-42, A321neo, Technam P2012, Uber SUV (I say this as Cape Air put me in an Uber in lieu of a flight 3 times, but I got FF credit)
Shortest Flight: EAU-MSP, 85 miles, Sun Country B737-800
Longest Flight: JFK-LAX, 2,472 miles, JetBlue Mint A321
Flights That Got Me Involved in a Nebraska State Audit Investigation: 1
Total Airports: 98
Total Flights: 274 (3 pending 12/31)
Total Miles: 128,452 Miles
Next year already has Hawaii (my 50th and final state) on the books on Hawaiian's inaugural 787 from the mainland, and the UA Island Hopper booked to GUM from there.
What a year! 48 new airports...that is something. Funny to see ILG here. That airport 15 minutes from me, and I'd absolutely kill for AA service out of there (although it would never happen).