World's Shortest Commercial Flight

[+ azdr0710]

1.7 miles.....sometimes only 53 seconds long.......can see where you're going before you take off.......

What it's like on the world's shortest flight (msn.com)

 

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by azdr0710

[CuriousByNature]

There's also an airport on one of the other Scottish Islands (Barra?) that uses the beach as a runway.  I saw a video of it once and it looked like an amazing place - the colour of the water was incredible.

[Luv2play]

Not even time for a drink.

[CuriousByNature]

50 minutes ago, Luv2play said:

Not even time for a drink.

It's Scotland, and the Scots always manage to find time for a drink - preferably single malt 🙃

Edited September 6, 2022 by CuriousByNature

[CJK]

For twenty years, my job required my flying about five times a week, three weeks per month, ten months per year. I flew short flights, long flights, good flights and bad flights. As for the shortest:

• For many years the shortest flight in the continental US was Altoona PA (AOO) to Johnstown's John Murtha (JST), just over 30 miles. Although nobody would actually fly the route - AOO is also the farthest airport from its city in the US and driving to Altoona from Johnstown was fast - the route was bookable. The commuter plane would fly PIT-JST-AOO or PIT-AOO-JST alternatively, letting off and taking on passengers at each stop. There would often be a need to send crew between AOO-JST so the route would be ticketable. The two airports switched to different airlines so the route went away, but when it existed you would take off and land in one motion. 
• When DL used Cinci as a hub, there were flights to Lexington and Louisville that were quite short. I remember being at cruising altitude for five minutes. 
• Pensacola-Atlanta is a very popular route, with several large planes a day, but just after takeoff there is an announcement that because of the short duration of the flight there will be no drink service. People get pissed, but the flight is five minutes too short for drink service.  When flying in the other direction, from ATL-PNS, there is drink service as the flight is slightly longer because of the wind. 
  • I was once flying into PNS. After landing, the pilot made an announcement that we were to remain in our seats even after the door was opened. As we taxied into the gate, we could see flashing police lights. Some guy in the back yells the S-word, muttering he knew they would be there, running up and down the aisle. Two other guys get up from the back of the plane, intercept the runner and escort him off the plane. Later I found out the runner was AWOL. Days earlier, he reported to the Atlanta airport for his flight to Afghanistan but instead bought a ticket to go see his girlfriend. A few days later, he decided he would fly to PNS to turn himself in. While he was on a layover in ATL, he told a bartender the whole story. The bartender called airport police who called military police, they got two soldiers to follow him on the flight and arrested him when we landed. 

[+ Charlie]

The shortest commercial flight I ever took was Boston to Provincetown, which is 116 miles by car, but only 45 miles by air.