Shortest flight with largest aircraft
Sep 7, 2010, 4:13 am
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Shortest flight with largest aircraft
There are posts about current longer routes using RJ's, flights are over 3 hours. What about the reverse. What short routes are being flown with larger aircraft, especially widebody aircraft.
Back in the 1970's, you would see wide-body aircraft flying say FLL-MIA
on EA and DL, usually for aircraft positioning or route consolidation. Also, LAX-SAN, today your lucky to even find a RJ on that route let alone a larger aircraft.
I have seen a 757-300 on CO flying IAH-SAT and AUS. On AA, I see
757's flying MC0-MIA. I have seen on US Airbus flying PHL-LGA.
I am looking for on the current schecule for largest aircraft scheduled to fly over the shortest route.
Back in the 1970's, you would see wide-body aircraft flying say FLL-MIA
on EA and DL, usually for aircraft positioning or route consolidation. Also, LAX-SAN, today your lucky to even find a RJ on that route let alone a larger aircraft.
I have seen a 757-300 on CO flying IAH-SAT and AUS. On AA, I see
757's flying MC0-MIA. I have seen on US Airbus flying PHL-LGA.
I am looking for on the current schecule for largest aircraft scheduled to fly over the shortest route.
Sep 7, 2010, 4:38 am
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There are posts about current longer routes using RJ's, flights are over 3 hours. What about the reverse. What short routes are being flown with larger aircraft, especially widebody aircraft.
Back in the 1970's, you would see wide-body aircraft flying say FLL-MIA
on EA and DL, usually for aircraft positioning or route consolidation. Also, LAX-SAN, today your lucky to even find a RJ on that route let alone a larger aircraft.
I have seen a 757-300 on CO flying IAH-SAT and AUS. On AA, I see
757's flying MC0-MIA. I have seen on US Airbus flying PHL-LGA.
I am looking for on the current schecule for largest aircraft scheduled to fly over the shortest route.
Back in the 1970's, you would see wide-body aircraft flying say FLL-MIA
on EA and DL, usually for aircraft positioning or route consolidation. Also, LAX-SAN, today your lucky to even find a RJ on that route let alone a larger aircraft.
I have seen a 757-300 on CO flying IAH-SAT and AUS. On AA, I see
757's flying MC0-MIA. I have seen on US Airbus flying PHL-LGA.
I am looking for on the current schecule for largest aircraft scheduled to fly over the shortest route.
I was also able to find CCJ-COK (Kozhikode, India-Kochi, India) flown by Air India on a 747 as well. This is also 74 miles.
Sep 7, 2010, 5:31 am
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Most airlines in the States do not use tag-on scheduling anymore. Maybe
Southwest comes closest to doing this on their route structure. UA used to have a IAD-PHX-TUS some years ago using an Airbus. The tag on is consolidating routes but IAD-PHX probably generates much more traffic then
IAD-TUS. If you want to go IAD-TUS you would have to connect at ORD
or DEN.
Southwest comes closest to doing this on their route structure. UA used to have a IAD-PHX-TUS some years ago using an Airbus. The tag on is consolidating routes but IAD-PHX probably generates much more traffic then
IAD-TUS. If you want to go IAD-TUS you would have to connect at ORD
or DEN.
Sep 7, 2010, 5:35 am
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What would be the cruise altitude on this sort of flight?
Sep 7, 2010, 5:51 am
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Hi,
Wikipedia has a partial list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-sto...ortest_flights
including SQ106: SIN-KUL 191 miles on a 777.
Cheers,
GenevaFlyer
Wikipedia has a partial list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-sto...ortest_flights
including SQ106: SIN-KUL 191 miles on a 777.
Cheers,
GenevaFlyer
Sep 7, 2010, 5:54 am
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Air France has scheduled some flights from CDG-LHR (216 miles) on their new A380. Probably the shortest segment we will see on that aircraft for awhile.
Sep 7, 2010, 6:28 am
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Last year I did HKT-BKK in a 747. Flight was about 45 minutes. I was upgraded to the "business" section in the nose tip. The seats were big but the only refreshments served on board was a glass of orange juice.
Sep 7, 2010, 11:16 am
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I don't know if it is still operating, but UA has been flying LHR-BRU on a 777. I believe it is only a 32 minute flight..
