Hi all,
Over the past few weeks whilst looking at where planes I'd just been on had previously been, I've noticed two widebodies on rather short flights. Although not uncommon, this got me wondering what the shortest regular flights were. The two I encountered are:
Boeing 747-400 - China Airlines TPE-OKA 656km (and took only 55 minutes on 16th May according to flight radar)
Airbus A330-300 - Cathay Dragon CAN-HKG 136km (but averages 35 minutes thanks to a huge detour south of Hong Kong before landing)
One other interesting one, though this won't be permanent, is KE using their new Dreamliners on flights to Jeju.
Boeing 787-9 - Korean Air GMP-CJU 450km (and took only 42 minutes this morning)
Any other interesting short flights to add? I was particularly surprised by the 747 on a sub-hour flight.
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Re: What are the shortest widebody flights regularly operated?
UA regularly runs a 789 between SFO and LAX on scheduled service. It is for reposition purposes but is a revenue flight. That flight is around 50-55 minutes.
Until recently HA was running a 332 between HNL and KOA. I've been on a 763 between HNL and OGG too. Plane continued on to PDX if memory serves.
77H
Until recently HA was running a 332 between HNL and KOA. I've been on a 763 between HNL and OGG too. Plane continued on to PDX if memory serves.
77H
Re: What are the shortest widebody flights regularly operated?
I believe QR and EK as the fly multiple widebodies between DOH and DXB
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Not record breaking by an means but BA fly 763s every day from LHR-EDI/GLA and international short haul.
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TK regularly flies 777's between IST-ESB and IST-ADB depending on demand.
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Again not record breaking but you'll find several 332s on QF's MEL-SYD service which is about 700km
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Most intra-Japan flights on NH and JL are 767, 777 and 787...
"Flown every aircraft since the Wright Flyer" (guys, if you take this literally, then you need to get a life...)
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GMP-CJU is probably one of the most traveled routes on earth. Both KE and OS regularly send their WBs there, KE B744/B772s and OS B763s are not uncommon.
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EK flies the A380 daily between DOH and DXB. Even shorter is QR service between DOH and BAH (150 km) which sees regular widebodies - 777, 330, etc. Some days you even have the A346 of QR doing DOH - DMM.
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SIN-KUL sees SQ 333 and 350, 3 flights per day, for 300km flight or between 40 to 50 mins.
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LHR-AMS on a BA763, 200NM/370KM.
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bergkampsticket wrote:Not record breaking by an means but BA fly 763s every day from LHR-EDI/GLA and international short haul.
BA is also flying the 763 to AMS, flight time around 1 hour.
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Re: What are the shortest widebody flights regularly operated?
What about BA 777 Antigua - St. Kitts shuttle ?
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I've flown an EK 340 and 777 between DXB and MCT (shorter than DXB-DOH)
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Both TUI and KLM fly from Bonaire to Curacao with 787-8 and 747-400 aicraft, it takes around 15 minutes.
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Quint1 wrote:Both TUI and KLM fly from Bonaire to Curacao with 787-8 and 747-400 aicraft, it takes around 15 minutes.
the winner, just 76 km.
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not the shortest but TG BKK-CNX and BKK - HKT
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alex0easy wrote:GMP-CJU is probably one of the most traveled routes on earth. Both KE and OS regularly send their WBs there, KE B744/B772s and OS B763s are not uncommon.
Actually I doubt you'd see OS on that route, heavies or not
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RO flew some flights on OTP-TSR (215nm) on the A310 until they got retired last year.
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tvh wrote:Quint1 wrote:Both TUI and KLM fly from Bonaire to Curacao with 787-8 and 747-400 aicraft, it takes around 15 minutes.
the winner, just 76 km.
Technically you cannot actually book between BON & CUR on either of those flights, they do not have the 5th freedom rights to carry pax solely from BON to CUR and vice-versa. The shortest bookable flight would have to be the SKB-ANU on British Airways 777, 100km length.
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Not the shortest but a few nice WB's out of London.
IB A346/A330 MAD-LHR
BA B772 LHR-MAD
AF B789 CDG-LHR
TP A332 LIS-LHR
BY B788 - UK-Europe
IB A346/A330 MAD-LHR
BA B772 LHR-MAD
AF B789 CDG-LHR
TP A332 LIS-LHR
BY B788 - UK-Europe
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AA often if not always has the 767 on MIA-MCO.
"It was just four of us on the flight deck, trying to do our job" (Captain Al Haynes)
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BA 763 LHR-AMS, is the shortest route BA send their 767s on
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JL B767-300ER and B787-8,-9 NRT-NGO 212mi / 341 km
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A bit off-topic, but I once flew on a revenue flight (National 727) from Newport News VA to Norfolk. Distance is 20 miles.
717,727,737,747,757,767,777,787
L1011,DC8,DC9,DC10,MD80/90
A300,A319,320,321,330,340,
CRJ,E135/45/190,
DH8,Avro85,DHBeaver,AstarHelo,F100,ATR42
L1011,DC8,DC9,DC10,MD80/90
A300,A319,320,321,330,340,
CRJ,E135/45/190,
DH8,Avro85,DHBeaver,AstarHelo,F100,ATR42
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RUN-MRU is a very short flight( 231 km) and MK and UU use many widebodies on that route.
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DaveFly wrote:A bit off-topic, but I once flew on a revenue flight (National 727) from Newport News VA to Norfolk. Distance is 20 miles.
Was it a really fat 727?
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UX send their A330s and for a while their B787s MAD-BCN daily
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BOM-PNQ by 9W is regularly flown by a 737 however thrice in September 2016, it was flown by an A330. Flying time is about 35-40 minutes. It's only 120 km
9W can connect the world through NMIA
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