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Apr 21, 2005, 4:24 pm

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JerryFF

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Originally Posted by edgewood

i don't think there is any longer scheduled service OAK/SFO

That's true, but that wasn't the question.

"What is the shortest scheduled flight on a jet aircraft you have ever taken ?"

Apr 21, 2005, 4:34 pm

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I know you specified jet flight, but I have to brag anyway. We took the world's shortest scheduled flight (2 minutes) about a week ago, but it was a propellor aircraft. Details here.

Apr 22, 2005, 2:32 pm

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BTM-BZN on a Horizon CRJ-700. 66 miles.

Apr 22, 2005, 2:45 pm

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Originally Posted by guv1976

USAir used to fly between these two airports with DC-9's. The distance is about 28 miles. The flight was part of a PIT-ITH-ELM-PIT service.

I took that flight, too, as part of a trip to Cornell I made in 1984. Scheduled time was 15 minutes, but actual flying time, as announced by the pilot, was 8 minutes. Seemed we barely cleared the treetops.

Ed

Apr 23, 2005, 2:10 am

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Originally Posted by edgewood

you can fly ONT/LAX, 45 air miles on UA6533-but it's a CRJ. does that count?? or are we only discussing "real" jets?

Erm, might I ask what your definition of a "real jet" is then if the CRJ doesn't fit that description to you, because the CRJ is jet-powered, of course, which appears to be the only criteria for the question...

My personal shortest jet flight was DEN-COS on a UAX/Air Wisconsin Bae-146...73 miles as the crow flies...

N674UW

Apr 23, 2005, 2:52 am

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DL used to have an SLC-SJC-OAK flight.

That last leg was quick

Apr 23, 2005, 6:11 am

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Originally Posted by N674UW

I believe Saab's engines say something like "GE jet engine" on the side. Is that considered a jet?

Apr 24, 2005, 3:37 am

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Originally Posted by hyunja

I've been on NW flights between Flint, MI (FNT) and Detroit (DTW) with DC-9, A319 and Avro 85 for a distance of 56 miles and flight times of 12 to 20 minutes depending on the wind direction. Toledo, OH (TOL) is shorter at 49 miles but only use Saab 340.

HJ

But 30 years ago DL ran TOL-DTW which you could use to connect; took that one a couple of times. Thirteen minutes flying time if I recall correctly.

Apr 24, 2005, 10:36 am

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Shortest jet flight I've been on is KOA-OGG in 2003 and 2002, once on AQ on a 73S and once on HA on a 717, 84 miles. Honorable mention to:

HNL-OGG: HA 717 101mi 2002
HNL-LIH: AQ 73S 102mi 2003
PHL-HPN: US CRJ 115mi 1999

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Apr 24, 2005, 1:44 pm

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Back in the late 70's, I flew PSA from OAK - SJC.

Apr 24, 2005, 1:57 pm

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Sjc-sfo; Bur-ont; Lgb-sna

I used to routinely fly BUR-ONT -- Burbank was an intermediate stop on Alaska Airlines flights between SEA-ONT. They were usually operated by MD-80. I do remember that they used to say they were able to "skip" the safety announcement because nobody new ever boarded at BUR going southbound.

Shortly after American Airlines purchased Air California, there was an AirCal scheduled flight on a 733 going SNA-LGB-SFO. That was a wacky one.

And, finally, up until I believe 1988 or 1989, when I was in college in the Bay Area, I flew several times on a D8S (DC-8 Super Overwater, as United called them) from SJC-SFO on United. It was on its way to ORD...

Continental was flying a 737 on an EWR-SNA-LAX routing for a while, then briefly on an SNA-LAX-CLE routing.

Apr 26, 2005, 5:24 am

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I think I'm showing my age

I seem to recall the airports that have now closed

Many many years ago

Wilmington DE to Phildalephia PA on a turbo prop (the only pax)

More recently (though ancient compared with most of your flying) many trips on Gulf Air BAH->DHA 27 miles as I recall in a 737.

A bit further since DMM opened. An airport I never had the pleasure of visiting.

WF