Shortest Jet Flight
Nov 26, 2000 | 2:53 pm
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POS-TAB is actually 69 miles.
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Nov 26, 2000 | 3:51 pm
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Originally posted by Djlawman:
So, did we reach any conclusion on the shortest flight?
So, did we reach any conclusion on the shortest flight?
Detroit to Flint on a NW DC-9 for 55 miles or....
if you include Alaska/Hawaii...
Petersburg to Wrangell on an Alaska Airlines 737 at 31 miles.
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Nov 26, 2000 | 8:16 pm
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Originally posted by siliconengineer:
Wait....there's a regular flight not yet mentioned, LAX to SNA which has got to be less than 50 miles, although I don't know what type of plane.
Wait....there's a regular flight not yet mentioned, LAX to SNA which has got to be less than 50 miles, although I don't know what type of plane.
not a mainline jet flight though. shortest "big plane" flight I've done was CLT-GSO which is about 80 miles and took about 18-20 minutes flying very low with the landing lights on. NW has a MSP-RST which is 76 miles on DC9s.
Nov 26, 2000 | 11:51 pm
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I just flew FAY-CLT-RDU and had my wife pick me up at RDU and drive me back home at FAY. (odd milage run I guess)
The FAY to CLT was 37 minutes on a Fokker 100 and the CLT to RDU was 23 minutes, just over 100 miles on a 737-400. These weren't connecting flights, just regular routes.
AA used to fly from FAY to RDU before they moved out of RDU as a hub. That's like flying ORD to MDW. I think they used a jet...perhaps not.
The FAY to CLT was 37 minutes on a Fokker 100 and the CLT to RDU was 23 minutes, just over 100 miles on a 737-400. These weren't connecting flights, just regular routes.
AA used to fly from FAY to RDU before they moved out of RDU as a hub. That's like flying ORD to MDW. I think they used a jet...perhaps not.
Nov 27, 2000 | 8:44 am
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POS-TAB is actually 69 miles.
Also a quick perusal of my hard copy National Geographic Atlas of the World shows the distance from Piarco Airport(POS) to Crown Point Airport (TAB) to be approximately 51 miles.
It seems that either ITN and National Geographic are incorrect or is incorrect.
You be the judge but 18 miles one way or the other is going to dump you in the Caribbean Sea or Western Atlantic.
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Nov 27, 2000 | 1:17 pm
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USAirways operates jet and prop service between Canton-Akron (CAK) and PIT. US gives 70 DM for the trip and various calculators show 60+/- nm and 70+/- statute miles.
This flight lasts about 15 to 20 minutes in the air and has never flown above 10K feet in my experience--technically we could open the windows!
This flight lasts about 15 to 20 minutes in the air and has never flown above 10K feet in my experience--technically we could open the windows!
Nov 30, 2000 | 8:49 pm
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Dec 1, 2000 | 1:10 am
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You guys forgot the China Southern hop from Guangzhou - Hong Kong... a couple flights a day in the 777-200, the rest usually in A320s. Distance is 59 miles. One of the 777-200 flights is a continuation of the LAX-Guangzhou service.
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Dec 1, 2000 | 2:28 pm
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Reviewing the board, there seem to be two candidates for shortest domestic flight currently served by a mainline carrier in a jet aircraft:
ITH-ELM on US (F100, flts. 305, 526, 1175)
WRG-PSG on AS (737, 1 RT daily)
Both check in at 31 miles according to http://www.chicago.com/airliners/gc.html Haven't seen any int'l flights shorter than this but I didn't look that hard.
I once took the USAir flight ELM-ITH about 8 years ago; it was on a DC-9.
ITH-ELM on US (F100, flts. 305, 526, 1175)
WRG-PSG on AS (737, 1 RT daily)
Both check in at 31 miles according to http://www.chicago.com/airliners/gc.html Haven't seen any int'l flights shorter than this but I didn't look that hard.
I once took the USAir flight ELM-ITH about 8 years ago; it was on a DC-9.
Dec 2, 2000 | 12:09 am
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I think ZRS might have a good one above -- I once was sent by CO from IAH to hobby Airport, which I presume is the HOU he speaks of? It was only minutes in the air!
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Dec 4, 2000 | 8:52 pm
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Originally posted by Scott the flier:
Actually, this flight was scheduled as a non-stop. Most of the time it could take off with enough fuel to make the flight. But if passenger (or cargo) loads were high, or if headwinds were anticipated to be a problem, it's true: the flight often flew to Oakland so it could "fill up" and use Oakland's longer runways.
But you couldn't purchase just SJC-OAK, since it wasn't scheduled.
I would think the biggest jet with the smallest flight leg would have to have been the SJC - NRT with a refuel stop in OAK
But you couldn't purchase just SJC-OAK, since it wasn't scheduled.