What is the Shortest Flight on Delta Air Lines?
May 9, 2005, 1:44 pm
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What is the Shortest Flight on Delta Air Lines?
Does anyone know what the shortest DL flight is? 
Also how about the shortest DL Connection flight. If this has already been talked about could someone please direct me to the location.
Also how about the shortest DL Connection flight. If this has already been talked about could someone please direct me to the location.
May 9, 2005, 3:33 pm
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Originally Posted by bursa
What's the shortest scheduled DL "heavy" flight?
ATL-MCO (around 450 miles) comes to mind.
ATL-MCO (around 450 miles) comes to mind.
It was on an L-1011 and was a grand total of 92 miles. I flew it on a number of occasions when connecting to/from the islands.
But since this flight no longer exists, I guess it doesn't qualify...
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May 9, 2005, 4:48 pm
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This flight is all but 14 minutes or so. I took this flight last October or something like that. At least it's jet service (FRJ). If it were NW, this flight would be on a prop plane.
Originally Posted by UAL123
That's what I was thinking. I've been on this before and it's like you go up and come right back down.
May 9, 2005, 4:54 pm
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Originally Posted by NOLA Flyer
This flight is all but 14 minutes or so. I took this flight last October or something like that. At least it's jet service (FRJ). If it were NW, this flight would be on a prop plane.
May 9, 2005, 5:14 pm
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Originally Posted by NOLA Flyer
This flight is all but 14 minutes or so. I took this flight last October or something like that. At least it's jet service (FRJ). If it were NW, this flight would be on a prop plane.
Do you enjoy wasting fuel?
May 9, 2005, 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by UAL123
I've always wondered why they have mainline LEX-CVG and not DAY-CVG.
I recently flew from Atlanta to Cincinnati via Lexington. Both flights had completely different flight numbers, but use the same crew and aircraft, which is one of the MD-88 aircraft with the refurbished interior. It is approximately a one-hour wait between flights, and passengers must deplane in Lexington.
I went upstairs to the deserted “observation deck” (where there is not much of a view) to pass the time.
I was upgraded to the first class cabin on both flights. On the first flight, the first class cabin was full, but the flight was not. On the second flight, even the first class cabin was half-empty, and there were only about a dozen or so passengers in the coach cabin. Because there would have been no time to serve anything during the flight from Lexington to Cincinnati, the flight attendant served drinks and snacks in the first class cabin before the aircraft pushed back from the gate.
The maximum altitude for the 16-minute flight from Lexington to Cincinnati is 10,000 feet.
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May 9, 2005, 5:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
That is because it is a “continuation” of a flight from Atlanta to Lexington.
I recently flew from Atlanta to Cincinnati via Lexington. Both flights had completely different flight numbers, but use the same crew and aircraft, which is one of the MD-88 aircraft with the refurbished interior. It is approximately a one-hour wait between flights, and passengers must deplane in Lexington.
I went upstairs to the deserted “observation deck” (where there is not much of a view) to pass the time.
I was upgraded to the first class cabin on both flights. On the first flight, the first class cabin was full, but the flight was not. On the second flight, even the first class cabin was half-empty, and there were only about a dozen or so passengers in the coach cabin. Because there would have been no time to serve anything during the flight from Lexington to Cincinnati, the flight attendant served drinks and snacks in the first class cabin before the aircraft pushed back from the gate.
The maximum altitude for the flight from Lexington to Cincinnati is 10,000 feet.
I recently flew from Atlanta to Cincinnati via Lexington. Both flights had completely different flight numbers, but use the same crew and aircraft, which is one of the MD-88 aircraft with the refurbished interior. It is approximately a one-hour wait between flights, and passengers must deplane in Lexington.
I went upstairs to the deserted “observation deck” (where there is not much of a view) to pass the time.
I was upgraded to the first class cabin on both flights. On the first flight, the first class cabin was full, but the flight was not. On the second flight, even the first class cabin was half-empty, and there were only about a dozen or so passengers in the coach cabin. Because there would have been no time to serve anything during the flight from Lexington to Cincinnati, the flight attendant served drinks and snacks in the first class cabin before the aircraft pushed back from the gate.
The maximum altitude for the flight from Lexington to Cincinnati is 10,000 feet.
May 9, 2005, 7:10 pm
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Originally Posted by bursa
What's the shortest scheduled DL "heavy" flight?
ATL-MCO (around 450 miles) comes to mind.
ATL-MCO (around 450 miles) comes to mind.
There was the DUB-SNN flight that seemed about 20 minutes or so... Not sure if it still exists or the rotate snn-atl and dub-atl now days
May 9, 2005, 7:20 pm
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Originally Posted by UAL123
That has to be the shortest commercial flight on any airline.