KALB From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 573 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1496 times:
I don't believe so, under normal opertating procedures.
BostonBeau From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 459 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1461 times:
Northeast Airlines also used B727s nonstop MIA-LAX. I believe they were 727-100s.
Morecy From United States of America, joined May 2000, 216 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1444 times:
maybe if you replaced the passenger seats with fuel tanks...
Delta777-XXX From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1017 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1430 times:
The 727-200 can make it... but I don't know if it will have enough reserve fuel.
The 737-200 can make it without passengers and/or rough weather. Although, I don't believe it would make it with a full load of passengers. I also seriously doubt it would have enough reserve fuel, even if it was empty.
The distance between JFK and LAX is 2475 miles. (note: not nautical miles)
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 6, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1412 times:
The range for a 737-200Adv is 1820 miles, but this is a full load (119 pax), cargo, baggage, etc.
Woodsboy From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 1011 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1410 times:
The 727-100 could make it, it has a max payload range of 2700 nm. The -200 has a max payload range of 2140nm.
I know that Reeve Aleutian Airways flew their 727-100s from Alaska to Japan with only one fuel stop en route. Often they flew from Anchorage to Fairbanks, then Fairbanks to Cold Bay and Cold Bay to Yhuzino Sakalinsk on Sakalin Island as well as on to Japanese destinations on oil company charters. Fairbanks, despite being north of Anchorage is closer than Anchorage on the great circle route between Europe and Asia.
Anyway, it looks like a 727-100 could do the trip as well as West Coast to Honolulu with a few hundred miles to spare.
Matt D From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 9502 posts, RR: 51 Reply 8, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 1388 times:
I would think that they could just make it with a minimal cargo, but as stated above, there would be little or no reserves left. I would also like to add that if it could be done, it would almost certainly be eastbound only.
With the prevailing headwinds westbound, there is no way it could be done.
Jmc1975 From Israel, joined Sep 2000, 3159 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1356 times:
Back in December of 1999, America West retired its lone 737-100 (N708AW) and three 737-200s (N141AW, N145AW and N147AW). They had their decals stripped and were then flown nonstop from Phoenix to Opa Locka, Florida (near Miami) to be broken up.
Flyer62 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 123 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1347 times:
B737-112 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 880 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1320 times:
Thanks for all the input, I really appreciate it!
Jmc1975, that 737-100 you mentioned is where my username came from, I flew N708AW (LAX-PHX-LAX) in 1999 shortly before its retirement.
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 12, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1309 times:
The Reeve flights usually where routed ANC-CDB-Vladi and then on the way back they usually could make it nonstop without the CDB fuel stop due to the prevailing winds.
I can't recall any flights that routed from FAI when I worked there. They often did summer Charter flights for Princess Tours to FAI but I don't recall any Russia flights routing through FAI.
This is all Circa 1997 info from when I worked at CDB.
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Miller22 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 707 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1298 times:
727-200's can be outfit with auxillary fuel tanks in addition to the three main tanks, which would give it enough fuel to make it JFK - LAX, although reserves would be slim. Also, those state-of-the art 727's would have to use the Jet Routes instead of GPS direct which would add precious miles to it.
Final Answer: the -200 could make it, but would be weight restricted.
Bigmikenice From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1274 times:
Miller22-
Are you saying that flying High-Altitude Airways composed of ground-based VORs is MORE efficient than GPS direct? No way! The whole point of GPS D> is just that...direct. Input your waypoints, couple the A/P and you fly a great circle route to your destination. That would require the least amount of distance. Not flying a straight line for 75 miles, then turning right 10* for another 100, and then turn left 18* and so on and so forth.
Bottom line, i guess they could both do it, but it would HAVE to be one of those great circle routes and you can guarantee they would be pretty much outta breath by the time they landed.
ATA L1011 From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1361 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1255 times:
They could make it on a ferry flight with minimal cargo and no pax. West bound would be tough for 737-200 and the 727-200 with a head wind especially for the 737-200!
Whisperliner From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 91 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1248 times:
if the largest size 737 is about the same size as a 757...what is the biggest diffence between them? they look similar, both having the same fuselage with and twin engines. is it the range or power that is different? if they were similar, couldn't airlines uses the largest 737 (would that be the -800 series?) for 757 routes like LAX-JFK?
CO Cargo From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1229 times:
MGM Grand ran scheduled 727-100 service between JFK and LAX in the 80's. Payload was kept to a minimum with a miniscule seating capacity and some of the highest domestic fares ever offered.
B737-112 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 880 posts, RR: 8 Reply 18, posted (12 years 1 month 1 week 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1225 times:
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