what is Delta's shortest flight right now?
Jan 20, 2016, 6:35 pm
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Not sure of the actual mileage, but back in the days of Comair, CVG-LEX was a quick hop. Took it many times. I love CVG as an airport but HATED the Comair terminal. Always jammed. Seemed like organized chaos. I now live in Dayton and will occasionally fly out of CVG to LAX direct. when i do i will gaze at the old Comair terminal and still get slightly nauseous. 
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Jan 20, 2016, 7:17 pm
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Right now I fly DL SEA-PSC often, but it's a gigantic compared to some of these others at 172 miles. About 30 years back I flew CPH-MMX-ARN on SAS. CPH-MMX is under 50 miles. There's a bridge that connects the two now.
Jan 20, 2016, 8:19 pm
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per the distance calculator on landings.com that's 93.5 miles
Jan 20, 2016, 8:33 pm
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per the distance calculator on landings.com that's 93.5 miles
I always find this website easier to use for finding distance between any two airports on the planet.
http://gc.kls2.com/
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=b...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
Jan 20, 2016, 9:05 pm
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Well if we want to talk about the shortest Delta route ever that would have probably have been TSS to EWR. It was 10.8 miles and Delta connection US Helicopter flew it back in 2009 or 10. It got Delta segment and mileage credit including the 500 mile minimum. I flew that several times. Also the TSS to JFK route - but that route was nearly 13 miles - and took nearly 6 minutes.
OMG I didn't know about this one. Just read http://news.delta.com/delta-extends-...domestic-coach and I couldn't believe it was 45 bucks to go to the airport in a freaking helicopter. No more uber. (if only they continued)
Jan 21, 2016, 11:00 am
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OMG I didn't know about this one. Just read http://news.delta.com/delta-extends-...domestic-coach and I couldn't believe it was 45 bucks to go to the airport in a freaking helicopter. No more uber. (if only they continued)
Seems like such a long time ago... I was still using a flip phone back then.
Jan 21, 2016, 11:11 am
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Jan 21, 2016, 9:37 pm
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I've done the CMH-LAX non stop only one time and that was a red eye return to CMH. I live in the Oakwood area of Dayton so its about the same to get to both places. I normally just fly out of DAY and connect due to the convenience factor. I can catch the 6:00 am DTW flight and jump on the LAX flight and be there by around 11:00 am PDT. I'll then catch a red eye back through Atlanta and be home by 9:45 am. Its become a life style of sorts. Maybe i need to look more closely at the CMH option again.
Jan 22, 2016, 11:42 am
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I'd forgotten about those flights. IN THE 70s I used to fly from Chicago to Dublin. We landed at either LGA or EWR and took a chopper to a rooftop in Manhatten where we changed helicopters and flew to JFK to go on to DUB. Of course that was before deregulation and it was common to change airlines on a trip.
Jan 22, 2016, 1:52 pm
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It's always a toss up between flying out of LAN or just driving the 1:20 to DTW... if I have a weird flight pattern that makes me sit 3-4 hours in DTW, I'll just drive. But miss out on 1,000 MQMs RT when I do that.
Jan 22, 2016, 7:15 pm
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The old days ...
In the old days of the CVG hub, I know I've flown Delta mainline IND-CVG (99 miles) SDF-CVG (84 mi) and, I think, LEX-CVG (70 mi).
I believe DAY (64 mi) was always flown with regional aircraft.
I believe DAY (64 mi) was always flown with regional aircraft.
Jan 23, 2016, 3:47 pm
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Now, here's the deal. Skywest, under the EAS program has those routes. They are SkyWests sole responsibility and are considered At Risk Flying. You can tell those routes by the flight number (74xx). What that means is that SkyWest bears all costs for the routes, but OO actually sells the ticket. It is not the typical "Regional gets paid by block hour no matter what" type of flying. In theory, OO could go bankrupt with this flying. They hired DGS to work these stations and pays DL a fee similar to a franchise fee and support services. Skyway/MidEx/Frontier used to have these routes until they went dormant and SkyWest picked them up.
It's quite boring up there, let me tell you. It was amusing hearing the FedEx Feeder pilots and Operations/Security/Plow Driver/MTC/Airport Parking Enforcer One-Man-Stan talk over the radio.
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