DariusBieber From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 128 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3033 times:
I don't know if it's been discussed before, but I was wondering what route there is in the world that is operated by a Regional Airline. The one that comes to my mind is SFO - SAT with United Airlines' SkyWest Partner with a CRJ-700. For me, that's way to long to be stuck on a regional plane...
Is there a longer route that is operated by a regional airline?
Transpac787 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3139 posts, RR: 14 Reply 2, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 3009 times:
Transpac787 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 3139 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 2899 times:
The only routes mentioned, so far, that go north of 1500 miles are:
IAH-YUL: 1584 mi
ATL-BIL: 1525 mi
DEN-YOW: 1517 mi
SFO-MCI comes close at 1499 mi.
The rest, SFO-SAT included, are all short of 1500.
Luftfahrer From Germany, joined Mar 2009, 965 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2830 times:
Quoting Ordflier (Reply 6): The Air Canada Jazz IAH-YYC is darn long...
The AC Jazz CRJ 700 have PTVs and a Business class section, which is already pretty rare for a regional jet of that size. IMO that makes it much more agreeable to fly on a longer route, it's probably even better than some older mainline aircraft... but I'd have to test that in order to judge.
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8770 posts, RR: 13 Reply 8, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2824 times:
I did ORD-GEG earlier this year on a United Express CRJ-700 each way. Wasn't bad in First, but I wouldn't want to do that in coach (even Economy Plus).
RJLover From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 567 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 2811 times:
Quoting DeltAirlines (Reply 8): The AC Jazz CRJ 700 have PTVs and a Business class section, which is already pretty rare for a regional jet of that size. IMO that makes it much more agreeable to fly on a longer route, it's probably even better than some older mainline aircraft... but I'd have to test that in order to judge.
There have been some occasions where the CRJ-705 (actually a CRJ-900) normally opperating the flight was downgauged to a CRJ-200 (which doesn't have J or PTVs). At a block time of 3hr 53min (with a -705), THAT is a loooooong flight in the little CRJ-200.
Last Flight(s): YHZ-EWR-FLL // MIA-YYZ-YOW-YHZ.....Next Flight(s):
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11113 posts, RR: 63 Reply 11, posted (3 years 4 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2800 times:
There is a longer route: Lufthansa Cityline used to fly the CRJ-700 on MUC-EVN, which is 1,699 miles, but it's now flown with an Airbus. It might have been FRA-EVN, in which case it would be 1,860 miles but, as the Airbus currently flies MUC-EVN, I suspect it wasn't.
TIP-MAN, at 1,620 miles, is flown by Libyan Arab Airlines with the CRJ900, but I don't think they have a regional arm, so it's 'mainline'.
Air Iceland operate F50 and DHC8-100 routes from RKV to several destinations in Greenland on charters, they are all around the 500+ mile mark, entirely over water.
Air Nostrum fly the CRJ on MAD-CFU, which is 1,243 miles.
Air Baltic operate the F50 from Riga to Simferopol which is 927 miles, the F50s generally serve their regional routes only although I don't think it's a separate airline, but it's a looong way in a prop regardless.
Gatorfan From United States of America, joined Oct 2009, 330 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2710 times:
MSP-Jax is 1,100 plus miles on an E-170.
I saw this for the first time the other day and it suprised me that it was flown by a NW Connection Carrier.
Falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5670 posts, RR: 29 Reply 13, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2704 times:
Quoting Gatorfan (Reply 12): MSP-Jax is 1,100 plus miles on an E-170.
That isn't to bad. The E-jets are a lot better than a CRJ-200 or an ERJ-145.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21460 posts, RR: 24 Reply 14, posted (3 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 2645 times:
Quoting Transpac787 (Reply 4): The only routes mentioned, so far, that go north of 1500 miles are:
IAH-YUL: 1584 mi
ATL-BIL: 1525 mi
DEN-YOW: 1517 mi
SFO-MCI comes close at 1499 mi.
The rest, SFO-SAT included, are all short of 1500.
Quoting Ordflier (Reply 6): The Air Canada Jazz IAH-YYC is darn long...
IAH-YYC on AC Jazz CRJ705s is longer than all of those, 1747 mi (1518 nm).
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