Stirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 27 Posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3684 times:
Back in the Nineties, UA had DC-10s flying COS-DEN, a distance of some 67 miles.
This flight was not a tag to another flight, as the flight number began in COS and terminated in Denver. This was at a time when W7 was siphoning passengers out of DEN with assinine fares. (SJC-COS $169 r/t)
I would think this would have to be the shortest scheduled Widebody flight of all time. 24 minutes.
However, the point of this topic is so you can prove me wrong.
I apologize if this topic has already been discussed, I'm new in town!
SonicKidatBWI From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3664 times:
This topic has been discussed A LOT!!! To avoid posting topics that have all ready been discussed just do a "Search". The link is located at the top of the webpage.
CitationJet From United States of America, joined Mar 2003, 2235 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3619 times:
The search is a wonderful tool. I typed in "shortest widebody" and found the following links.
Dl021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81 Reply 3, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 3614 times:
Sonickid You know, if a guy joins 14 days ago and wants to start a discussion that you already have participated in, then just go to another thread and let others who may not have seen it talk about it. Try to avoid seeming like a jerk with that response.
Stirling, that has my example beat to heck. I was going to say Shannon to Dublin on DL back when they had L-1011's on the route. It was around 100 miles as the crow (or Lockheed flies).
EALSYS1 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 229 posts, RR: 17 Reply 8, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3476 times:
Eastern Airlines had an L1011 fly MIA-FLL I can drive that distance in 20 minutes with no traffic. And I flew on an A300 from MIA-PBI, probably 55 miles. That flight continued on to LGA.
MAH4546 From Sweden, joined Jan 2001, 31119 posts, RR: 74 Reply 9, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3468 times:
While this topic is discussed to death, there are two newer kids on the block. LTU now flies RSW-MIA (104mi) and Eurofly now flies MIA-FPO (112mi). They are both part of triangular routings (DUS-RSW-MIA-DUS and MXP-MIA-FPO-MXP, respectively).
EAL727 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 80 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 3353 times:
As noted earlier in this topic, Eastern once flew an L-1011 the 35 miles between FLL and MIA. I flew this routing one time in the mid-1980's, and the TriStar had all of 8 passengers on board. It is now nothing but a very fond memory.
Rdu777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 221 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 3286 times:
Maybe I'm just not understanding this, but could someone point out why you would take a non-stop flight to a destination within 75 miles (if that is where the flight stops and doesn't continue to another place), when you could drive there. I know in some cases driving would take almost as long, and in others there may not be any easy direct routes to the destination, but for some of these routes just seem like they wouldn't be needed. But I know, if the airline feels starting such a flight will work than I'm all for it.
Venezuela747 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1407 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (8 years 11 months 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 3279 times:
Seriously if this topic is discussed one more time, I will start my own topic asking when NW DC-9's will be replaced, or why LH doesnt have any PTVs???
Anyways here is a shorts flight by KLM CCS-AUA on a 747 , it was part of the AMS-CCS-AUA flight.
I also remeber when there was a huge shortage of oil in Venezuela, most European airlines used to stop in the Caribbean to fill up the gas tank
DBCooper From Brazil, joined Jun 2004, 188 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (8 years 11 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 3173 times:
I have flown STT-STX-MIA on an AA A300; STX landing was required for payload purposes until the STT runway was extended.
I have also flown MBJ-KIN on a JM 340...on a LHR-MBJ-KIN routing.
Also flown SMF-SFO on a UA D10. Got bumped off the nonstop DENSFO and got to visit SMF. Seems to me they should have had the D10 on DEN-SFO and the 72S on DEN-SMF-SFO!
Finally, have been on a PSA L10 from LAX to SAN...on a SFO-LAX-SAN routing.
COEWR2587 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 603 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (8 years 11 months 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 3163 times:
I was devirted to CLE when EWR closed due to weather on a CO 767-200. The flight from CLE to EWR was less than 50 minutes.
777ualsfo From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 104 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 11 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 3140 times:
During the 2000 Silicon Valley boom, UA several times flew 747 LAS-SFO, 55 min to catch up when they were hit by massive weather delays of their shuttle - 737s.
RogerThat From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 558 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (8 years 11 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1870 times:
AA flew the DC-10 and 767 between DFW and AUS as recently as the early to mid 90's. You spent more time taxing than flying. Nowadays, I just as soon drive it. Car trips under 3 hours come close to beating the plane.
NEXtime From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 81 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (8 years 11 months 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1854 times:
Mine was an Aer Lingus Boeing 747-148 EI-ASJ from Shannon to Dublin (many years ago). A very impressive performance with immediate sharp turn after take-off with great views of the Irish countryside.
25 RogerThat: Also back in AA's DC-10 days, DFW to Memphis was upgraded to a DC-10 on Elvis' birthday to accommodate all the fans going to Graceland to pay tribute
26 Itsjustme: Maybe I'm just not understanding this, but could someone point out why you would take a non-stop flight to a destination within 75 miles (if that is w
27 CougarAviator: Delta L1011 from Honolulu to Maui.
28 KEno: Malaysia Airlines fly from Penang & Langkawi Islands to Kuala Lumpur on 747-400s four times a week - the flights are just under an hour. They are apar
30 Vasi: From Zurich to Geneva with a Swiss MD-11, flight continued to LAX.
31 MIASkies: Some that I can think off are: AA SJU-SDQ A300-600R (1 hour tops..maybe some minutes) AA SJU-STT A300-600R (20 min flight) AA MIA-PAP A300-600R ( 1 ho
32 MIASkies: Also IB will now be doing: MAD-TENERIFE w/ B744, thats over 2 hours but no more than 3 hours I believe. Very short flight for such a large aircraft. T
33 JGPH1A: My shortest was ZNZ-DAR on a Gulf Air 767-300, en route to MCT - 46 miles, took 12 minutes.
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