World's shortest scheduled flight
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What is the distance from FLL to FXE? What type of aircraft is used?
As for size of jet and distance, I always thought Air Canada's use of DC-9s between Vancouver and Victoria, a distance of 35 nautical miles, was in the top three of the world's shortest jet routes.
As for size of jet and distance, I always thought Air Canada's use of DC-9s between Vancouver and Victoria, a distance of 35 nautical miles, was in the top three of the world's shortest jet routes.
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BA - I did LHR-LGW and vice-versa in an airborne time of 11mins - that in both a 747-200 and a 747-400, it took us that long 'cos ATC restricted us to 250kts!
On a 707 freighter we used to do AUH-DXB I think in a block time of 20 mins or so - airborne - not a lot - and that was scheduled, as was a BAH-DHA sector. UVF-BGI was always good fun in both the 707 and the747/744
memories!!
On a 707 freighter we used to do AUH-DXB I think in a block time of 20 mins or so - airborne - not a lot - and that was scheduled, as was a BAH-DHA sector. UVF-BGI was always good fun in both the 707 and the747/744
memories!!
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Wings(?) airport in Blue Bell Pennsylvania to KPHL. I think the distance was 7 miles. Flown in Islanders by Wings (?) Airways. Late 1970's early 1980's.
Airport had a road crossing the runway. Someone would drive out and put the pole down to stop traffic.
Havana had a railroad crossing the runway. Landed there in October 1981 and saw smoke from a train off our left. Laughing, we said it looked like he was waiting for us. Then we taxied over the railroad track....
Airport had a road crossing the runway. Someone would drive out and put the pole down to stop traffic.
Havana had a railroad crossing the runway. Landed there in October 1981 and saw smoke from a train off our left. Laughing, we said it looked like he was waiting for us. Then we taxied over the railroad track....
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Shortest INTERNATIONAL Scheduled Flight
Before the days of the white elephant (Dammam International), the shortest flying time from Dhahran to Manama via GF that I timed was 6 minutes and 15 seconds from wheels off to touchdown. Is there one faster?
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GK 430,
Flew there as corporate pilot back in 1981. Politician on junket, perhaps on mission to met with Castro.
Castro did meet us for scuba diving. The two of us, both pilots, weren't scuba certified so we just snorkled off the dive boat.
That trip, and multiple visits to East Germany, caused lots of eyebrows when applying for military security clearances. It wasn't typical to have U.S. citizens with numerous visits to Communist countries.
Flew there as corporate pilot back in 1981. Politician on junket, perhaps on mission to met with Castro.
Castro did meet us for scuba diving. The two of us, both pilots, weren't scuba certified so we just snorkled off the dive boat.
That trip, and multiple visits to East Germany, caused lots of eyebrows when applying for military security clearances. It wasn't typical to have U.S. citizens with numerous visits to Communist countries.
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In 1973 I was pax on UA flight from Omaha to Lincoln, Nebraska, 55 miles. That's in the land of tall TV transmitting towers and it almost seemed that we were looking up at them.
The flight was a continuation of DCA-MDW-OMA-Lincoln 737-200 service. Yes, UA was using MDW for a few flights at the time.
The flight was a continuation of DCA-MDW-OMA-Lincoln 737-200 service. Yes, UA was using MDW for a few flights at the time.
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About the time the DC-9-80 was on the drawing boards, some wag posted a cartoon of one superimposed on the state of CA.
The nose was on the ground in LAX and pax were boarding via the front stairs.
The aft stairs were on the SFO scene and pax were disembarking there.
The nose was on the ground in LAX and pax were boarding via the front stairs.
The aft stairs were on the SFO scene and pax were disembarking there.
