States with internal flights
Feb 15, 2023 | 1:55 am
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States with internal flights
This is just a random thought exercise I came up with.
All 50 states in the US currently have commercial airline service, but a few are probably small enough that there are no nonstop flights entirely within the state.
I am curious as to how many of the 50 states people have had in-state flights within.
For me, the answer is only two: California and Texas. I tend to take a train/bus or drive short distances.
All 50 states in the US currently have commercial airline service, but a few are probably small enough that there are no nonstop flights entirely within the state.
I am curious as to how many of the 50 states people have had in-state flights within.
For me, the answer is only two: California and Texas. I tend to take a train/bus or drive short distances.
Feb 15, 2023 | 4:10 am
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I’ve flown on scheduled flights on common carriers intra-California, intra-Colorado, intra-Florida, intra-Minnesota, intra-Michigan, intra-Pennsylvania, intra-Virginia, intra-New York, intra-Hawaii, intra-Texas, intra-Ohio, intra-North Carolina, intra-Georgia, intra-Wisconsin, intra-Illinois, intra-Nevada. I may even have left out one or two that I have taken. There are intra-Washington flights too.
Mileage runs and the benefits of throwaway ticketing with even mileage tickets have really expanded the horizons.
Update: Massachusetts also has intra-state flights, beside those mentioned elsewhere in this thread.
Mileage runs and the benefits of throwaway ticketing with even mileage tickets have really expanded the horizons.
Update: Massachusetts also has intra-state flights, beside those mentioned elsewhere in this thread.
Last edited by GUWonder; Feb 15, 2023 at 9:14 am
Feb 15, 2023 | 7:41 am
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Ive flown on scheduled flights on common carriers intra-California, intra-Colorado, intra-Florida, intra-Minnesota, intra-Michigan, intra-Pennsylvania, intra-Virginia, intra-New York, intra-Hawaii, intra-Texas, intra-Ohio, intra-North Carolina, intra-Georgia, intra-Wisconsin, intra-Illinois, intra-Nevada. I may even have left out one or two that I have taken. There are intra-Washington flights too.
Feb 15, 2023 | 8:29 am
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Intra Texas: Pretty much everything. Heck, I did AUS-IAH-DFW RT 2 weeks ago.
Intra NC: CLT-AVL
Intra MI: DTW-LAN
Intra LA: Did SHV-MLU multiple times back in the 90's
Intra NC: CLT-AVL
Intra MI: DTW-LAN
Intra LA: Did SHV-MLU multiple times back in the 90's
Feb 15, 2023 | 9:08 am
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- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Feb 15, 2023 | 9:28 am
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Forgetting some states that have massive airline hubs like Virginia (IAD-RIC), Colorado (DEN-Many cities), New York (JFK/LGA-MAny Cities), Utah (SLC-SGU), etc.
Feb 15, 2023 | 9:50 am
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This is just a random thought exercise I came up with.
All 50 states in the US currently have commercial airline service, but a few are probably small enough that there are no nonstop flights entirely within the state.
I am curious as to how many of the 50 states people have had in-state flights within.
For me, the answer is only two: California and Texas. I tend to take a train/bus or drive short distances.
All 50 states in the US currently have commercial airline service, but a few are probably small enough that there are no nonstop flights entirely within the state.
I am curious as to how many of the 50 states people have had in-state flights within.
For me, the answer is only two: California and Texas. I tend to take a train/bus or drive short distances.
Feb 15, 2023 | 11:13 am
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This got me interested in finding states that don't have scheduled internal passenger flights. As of now I think 20 out of 50 would qualify:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Off the top of my head I've flown intra-state in:
-California
-Florida
-Georgia
-Hawaii
-Michigan
-North Carolina
-Ohio
-Texas
-Washington
Feb 15, 2023 | 11:27 am
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This topic actually came up on another forum that I post on. At the time when I looked it up (about a year ago), this is a list of how many commercial scheduled flights operated intra-state:
AK - 191
CA - 69
TX - 53
FL - 21
HI - 16
CO - 11
MI - 10
NY - 8
IL, MN, NC, PA, WA - 7
GA, VA - 6
AZ, MA, MT - 5
OR - 4
UT - 3
MO, NM - 2
ID, NV, ND, RI, WV - 1
AL, AR, CT, DE, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, VT, WI, WY - 0
And for my travels, I've flown:
AK: ANC-FAI (UA)
AZ: PHX-TUS (HP)
CA: LAX-SFO (UA) and STS-LAX (UA)
FL: JAX-TPA (3M)
MN: MSP-DLH (DL)
NC: CLT-RDU (US)
UT: SGU-SLC (DL)
VA: IAD-ORF (UA)
AK - 191
CA - 69
TX - 53
FL - 21
HI - 16
CO - 11
MI - 10
NY - 8
IL, MN, NC, PA, WA - 7
GA, VA - 6
AZ, MA, MT - 5
OR - 4
UT - 3
MO, NM - 2
ID, NV, ND, RI, WV - 1
AL, AR, CT, DE, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, NE, NH, NJ, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, VT, WI, WY - 0
And for my travels, I've flown:
AK: ANC-FAI (UA)
AZ: PHX-TUS (HP)
CA: LAX-SFO (UA) and STS-LAX (UA)
FL: JAX-TPA (3M)
MN: MSP-DLH (DL)
NC: CLT-RDU (US)
UT: SGU-SLC (DL)
VA: IAD-ORF (UA)
Last edited by JayhawkCO; Feb 15, 2023 at 11:35 am
Feb 15, 2023 | 11:40 am
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I actually looked up intra-provincial/territorial flights for Canada too. Data as of almost exactly a year ago.
QC - 169
ON - 104
BC - 65
NL - 55
MB - 41
NU - 39
SK - 29
NT - 26
AB - 12
YT - 5
NS - 1
NB, PE - 0
QC - 169
ON - 104
BC - 65
NL - 55
MB - 41
NU - 39
SK - 29
NT - 26
AB - 12
YT - 5
NS - 1
NB, PE - 0