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767nutter
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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject: Longest and Shortest scheduled flights |
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As far as i know:
Worlds Longest Flight: SQ20, Singapore Airlines A340-500, Singapore-Los Angeles,
Spanning roughly 8,750miles (14,080Km) Taking 16hours to fly to the USA and 18 hours back
Shortes flight: British Airways flight 872, Westray-Papa Westray, Scotland, taking just 2 minutes, (aircraft unknown) anybody know any longer or shorter flights than is? |
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planeaholic
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Singapore has flown to Newark on the A345 as well, but I don't know if the routing makes it longer than the LAX flight or not. |
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damiross
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Longest and Shortest scheduled flights |
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| 767nutter wrote: | | Shortes flight: British Airways flight 872, Westray-Papa Westray, Scotland, taking just 2 minutes, (aircraft unknown) anybody know any longer or shorter flights than is? |
It's operated with an Islander and the operator is actually Logan Airways. Although Logan does code share with British, I don't think this flight falls under that.
You can find the Papa Westray/Westray flights by clicking on the above link then choosing Flight Information and finally clicking on Orkney Schedules. |
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lancasterperch
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Could we include a flight that brings you across the International dateline.
Your local time could be " Yesterday!" |
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lieberma
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| lancasterperch wrote: | Could we include a flight that brings you across the International dateline.
Your local time could be " Yesterday!" |
Yep, can relate, though not by date, but by time.
I used to fly from KCLE to KORD and thei itinerary would show I arrive 2 minutes sooner then I left due to crossing time zones 
Allen |
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damiross
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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| lieberma wrote: | | lancasterperch wrote: | Could we include a flight that brings you across the International dateline.
Your local time could be " Yesterday!" |
Yep, can relate, though not by date, but by time.
I used to fly from KCLE to KORD and thei itinerary would show I arrive 2 minutes sooner then I left due to crossing time zones
Allen |
Try the first flight I took by myself as a kid. Had it not been summer time, the flight would have left Yuma, AZ, and arrived at El Centro, CA about 40 minutes earlier. (During the summertime, there's no stupid daylight savings time in Arizona so California and Arizona are, for all practical purposes, in the same time zone.) |
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snowbird57
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Here are the distances calculated with the help of a cool site http://gc.kls2.com (Great Circle Mapper)
From WSSS (01°21'01"N 103°59'40"E) To KLAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W) 44° (NE) 8770 mi
From WSSS (01°21'01"N 103°59'40"E) To KEWR (40°41'33"N 74°10'07"W) 357° (N) 9535 mi |
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CessnaCitationX
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767nutter
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| i know the westray-papa westray is loganair i just put it under BA as they have the same logo design and loganair is really a subsidary from ba, a bit like with Go (which easyjet took over) but is the A340-500 still in use? Cos i thought Singapore was phasing the A340's out in favour of the B777's |
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wazzu90
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planeaholic
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| 767nutter wrote: | | ...but is the A340-500 still in use? Cos i thought Singapore was phasing the A340's out in favour of the B777's |
AFAIK, they're still flying them to EWR and LAX. Their only 777 flights into the US that I know of are to SFO (777-300). |
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damiross
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:04 am Post subject: |
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BLI/SEA is short.
There are many flights within the USA state of Alaska that are short, although I don't have any segments handy.
Then, there's MKK/LNY and MKK/HNl in the USA state of Hawaii that are fairly short, also.
MKK: Molokai
LNY: Lanai
BLI: Bellingham
SEA: Seattle/Tacoma |
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CessnaCitationX
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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I assume you mean Part 121. If not, then there's Amflight and AirPac. They fly all over Washington and can have very short flights.
Kenmore Air operates Cessna 208s.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KEN13 |
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2point0
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767nutter
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| 2 minute flight using a MD-11???? that don't seem right |
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planeaholic
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| 767nutter wrote: | | 2 minute flight using a MD-11???? that don't seem right |
It's obviously just a repositioning flight, not a vital cargo route. |
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767nutter
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| planeaholic wrote: | | 767nutter wrote: | | 2 minute flight using a MD-11???? that don't seem right |
It's obviously just a repositioning flight, not a vital cargo route. |
oh yea didnt think of that, sometimes i don't think thats my problem! |
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damiross
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| planeaholic wrote: | | 767nutter wrote: | | 2 minute flight using a MD-11???? that don't seem right |
It's obviously just a repositioning flight, not a vital cargo route. |
I dunno. Have you ever tried to get across the Bay Bridge during rush hour? There just may be a market for OAK/SFO cargo service. |
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qballbandit
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Hi,
I have noticed flights from GYY (Gary Indiana) to KORD, or to RFD in a 757 under Ryanair (?). The GYY-ORD was 8 minutes.
What are these flights? Is Ryanair a mail or cargo run? I also see Ryanair doing ORD-ORD at times, are these training or service inspection flights?
Thanks for any info, quite curious.
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damiross
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| qballbandit wrote: | Hi,
I have noticed flights from GYY (Gary Indiana) to KORD, or to RFD in a 757 under Ryanair (?). The GYY-ORD was 8 minutes.
What are these flights? Is Ryanair a mail or cargo run? I also see Ryanair doing ORD-ORD at times, are these training or service inspection flights?
Thanks for any info, quite curious.
Neil |
Ryan International is a charter operator. Currently, their web page is under reconstruction. |
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jrightmyer
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Good catch, dami! For a second, I thought Southwest was going to have another LCC to fight off. |
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qballbandit
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thank Damiross,
I guess they were reposition flights then. Though the ord-ord is still a bit curious to me.
Neil |
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BN2Adriver
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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World's longest and shortest scheduled flights have been discussed at length on the pprune forums. Loganair's scheduled at 2 minutes flight is officially the shortest (Guinness Book of World Records). There are shorter passenger flights, Indagen to Konge in New Guinea for instance, however there's no schedule, ie published timetable. Loganair is once again an independent airline and the BN2A aircraft which fly the route are painted to advertise 'Highland Park' whisky.
Curiously, if flight SIA21 (world's longest scheduled) is routed along jet airway UP60 it comes within a few miles of the world's shortest scheduled - there's a photo opportunity for someone. |
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SWAflightattendant25
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I googled "Worlds longest flight" and the longest flight is with Singapore Airlines from Singapore (SIN) to Newark, NJ (EWR). Flying time is 18.5 hours. |
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767nutter
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| Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| SWAflightattendant25 wrote: | | I googled "Worlds longest flight" and the longest flight is with Singapore Airlines from Singapore (SIN) to Newark, NJ (EWR). Flying time is 18.5 hours. |
But if SIA's flight from Singapore-Los Angeles takes 16 hours, how come its only an extra 2.5hours to get to Newark? i thought flying across the whole USA is at least a 3.5-4 hour job, and if it takes 18 hours from Los Angeles-Singapore how long does it take to fly from Newark-Singapore?? |
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