ATR range

[latinaviation]

I was amazed when I looked in Sabre that American Eagle operates a 508 mile segment with an ATR-42 from San Juan to Canouan Island (CIW). The flight itself is even 2h28m, a terribly long flight for that airplane.

Is this at the max of the ATR-42s range?

[FLEXJET]

With 48 passengers and their luggages, the ATR 42-300 can fly 970 NM (1800 km) in ISA/ no wind conditions with reserves.

But without paylod, it can fly as far as 2500 NM (4630 km).


FLEXJET

[brabazon]

latinaviation

The longest non-stop ATR sector was by Air Tahiti in French Polynesia flying from Gambier Island to/from Papeete a Great Circle Distance of 1019 sm (885 nm) with a scheduled time of over 4 hours.

The ATR certainly has the range to fly such long sectors, but whether the passengers appreciate it is another matter!

[seacue]

latinaviation:
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I was amazed when I looked in Sabre that American Eagle operates a 508 mile segment with an ATR-42 from San Juan to Canouan Island (CIW).
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I've been a pax on an AA Eagle ATR from SJU to Tobago, which I measure to be 615 sm great circle.

I'd heard that they used GPS navigation on this run to avoid having to follow the island chain, a considerably longer route.

Eagle keeps its weight down in the Caribbean by not carrying life (flotation) vests.

[Miserlou]

What a horrible thought!

And in a -300!