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Old Aug 20, 2019, 7:21 pm
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Are we doing origin to destination on a single itinerary/ticket or just nonstop segments?

PHX-PDX
MCI-MCO
SAN-LAN
VIE-VCE
HND-HNL
TXP-MXP
PVG-PVD
ATH-ATH
LAX-LAS
PIT-LIT
CAN-CUN
FAI-FAR
ROC-RIC
SAT-SAN
JAC-JAX
BOI-BOS
LIM-LIT
STL-STC
SIN-SAN
ORD-ORY
SVO-SFO
LIS-LIT
JFK-JAK
DUB-LUB
ICT-ICN
GOA-GVA
BSL-BIL
ORD-ORF
DFW-DTW which I think was already posted upthread
MRS-MAS
DXB-DUB
ACC-ANC
ITH-ATH
CAY-CAI
COS-CAS
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Old Aug 20, 2019, 7:38 pm
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SJC/SJD is probably a popular flight.

SCL/LSC (No letter changes) is a popular flight.
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Old Aug 20, 2019, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
SJC/SJD is probably a popular flight.

SCL/LSC (No letter changes) is a popular flight.
There was a thread on FT recently where we were tying to guess airport codes that were the same except for a rearrangement of the three letters, but there were some additional conditions. I remember guessing ANC to CAN.
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Old Aug 20, 2019, 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Are we doing origin to destination on a single itinerary/ticket or just nonstop segments?


I started the thread intending it to be about non-stop segments. Of course, individual segments could be joined to make a longer itinerary.

PHX-PDX
MCI-MCO
SAN-LAN
VIE-VCE
HND-HNL
TXP-MXP
PVG-PVD
ATH-ATH
LAX-LAS
PIT-LIT
CAN-CUN
FAI-FAR
ROC-RIC
SAT-SAN
JAC-JAX
BOI-BOS
LIM-LIT
STL-STC
SIN-SAN
ORD-ORY
SVO-SFO
LIS-LIT
JFK-JAK
DUB-LUB
ICT-ICN
GOA-GVA
BSL-BIL
ORD-ORF
DFW-DTW which I think was already posted upthread
MRS-MAS
DXB-DUB
ACC-ANC
ITH-ATH
CAY-CAI
COS-CAS
Which of those have you actually flown as single flights? As itineraries? (I’m sure some, but I’d be bowled over if it is indeed all of them!)


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Old Aug 20, 2019, 8:28 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Are we doing origin to destination on a single itinerary/ticket or just nonstop segments? ...
Originally Posted by Kamalaasaa
I started the thread intending it to be about non-stop segments. Of course, individual segments could be joined to make a longer itinerary.
I’ve actually been working up a series of itineraries based on license plate letters for the Old Timers’ Airline and Airliner Quiz and Discussion ... the inspiration was seeing cars with BGM, BHM, BHX, and BLR in quick succession
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 7:54 am
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Three non-stops that I've done - quickly come to mind:
LIS-LYS
LAS-LAX (already mentioned)
IAH-IAD (already mentioned)

PMI-PMO - exists, but I haven't flown that.
MSP-MSY - exists, I'm surprised MSP Economist didn't mention this.

Many ITIN possibilities.
e.g. LIS-...-LOS (also flown that).

Same letters but transposed:
DUB-BUD (haven't flown that)
SOF-SFO (no nonstops on that, haven't flown it either)

IST-ISL was a theoretical possibility earlier this year
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 8:07 am
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Originally Posted by azepine00
I think i did sfo-slo at some point..
sba-sea is a nice one..
Hope to include hnd-hnl in my travels at some point...
Do you mean San Luis Obispo, CA? The airport code is SBP. Was it ever SLO? SBA-SBP would be nice but not sure if there was ever commercial service on that 72-mile distance. In that region, SMX (Santa Maria, in between the two) to SMF might be possible.
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 8:15 am
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Originally Posted by Kamalaasaa
Which of those have you actually flown as single flights? As itineraries? (I’m sure some, but I’d be bowled over if it is indeed all of them!)
Doubt anyone's done ITH-ATH.

Ones I've personally flown:

MCI-MCO
LAS-LAX
PHX-PDX
DFW-DTW

Long ago, you probably could have flown OKC-MKC. Now you'd need a charter. When the Thunder play a preseason game in Kansas City, I assume they fly this.

I forget if TWA ever served the Virgin Islands, but if so there could have been an STL-STT or -STX.

I've flown some IND-BWI and IND-DCA but never an IND-IAD.
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 6:26 pm
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before the code changed to BWI (~1985), you could have done BAL-BDL (and very likely BAL-DAL in the 1960s)
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 8:11 pm
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Always thought of this game.

One I've flown is SZX - SYX for exoticness..Less exotic re YYZ<=>YYC, YYZ<=>YHZ, PDX-PHX,
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Old Aug 21, 2019, 9:46 pm
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Originally Posted by pinniped
Doubt anyone's done ITH-ATH.
I’m sure you’re wrong: there must have been many Greek students at Cornell over the years. No nonstop flights, of course, but definitely on one itinerary.
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by salut0


I’m sure you’re wrong: there must have been many Greek students at Cornell over the years. No nonstop flights, of course, but definitely on one itinerary.
OK, student of a rich family in a very long-legged private jet. Theoretically possible.

Nobody cares about connecting flights. There become thousands of combinations then. The only interest is nonstops.
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 10:14 am
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MIA-MID (Merida, Mexico)

a very long time ago Frontier Airlines served DMN (Deming NM) from DEN with a DC-3 that made several intermediate stops; Continental once flew SAT-SJT

Northwest ran BIS-BIL as part of a MSP-SEA milk run for many years

United's June 1961 timetable shows a flight in each direction between Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) and SAN, with a single stop at LAX; Pacific Airlines had single-plane service SAC-SJC in the early 60s
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by Kamalaasaa
I’m sure you’re familiar with puzzles in which the object is to go from one word to another by changing one letter at a time, such as

CAT -> COT -> COG -> DOG

That got me wondering how many “change one letter” flights FTers have done, and whether anyone has done a multi-flight chain itinerary a la SAN-JAN-JAX.

Personally, I’ve flown

DFW-DTW
ORF-ORD
PHL-PHX
ORD-ORF is the only one like this, that I can recall having done. Fun seeing the others folks have come up with!
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Old Aug 22, 2019, 10:40 am
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surprised it took me this long to add SEA-SNA to this list

also SLC-SJC (haven't flown this, but it's certainly available) and SNA-SAN which I have flown in 1984
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