World's Shortest Flight?

[AWACoff]

The Guiness Book of World Records has a flight in northern Scotland listed as the shorted scheduled airline service in the world. The flight has been completed in as little as 34 seconds between two islands. If anyone has the book, please post the airline and route as I can't afford it.

 

[I.P. Freley]

In the midst of all of this "used to" and "back when" and all that, how about "what's the shortest airline route NOW?"

Commutair does Plattsburgh, NY to Burlington, VT. That's 20.5nm.

Colgan does Altoona, PA to Johnstown, PA. That's 23.5nm.

I've done both of these routes, and they're about 6 or 7 minutes if the runways in use are aligned for the most expediency.

Can anyone think of a CURRENT airline route that's shorter?

Ah, yes, flyin' across Lake Champlain at 2000ft on an IFR flight plan. Gotta love it.

 

[cessna_driver2]

I flew right seat on a starship from OJC to MKC. Took about 5 minutes. We had to slow for a citation and circle for some towers. We didn't even put the gear up.

But at least I can say I've been in a starship.

 

[jumppilot03]

up for shortest in a big jet

I jumpseated on a Sun Country Airlines 737 from Denver DIA to

Ft. Collins. Flight time was 12 minutes wheels up to wheels

down. The flight was a positioning flight to pick up the Colorado

State football team and take them to their bowl game in Memphis.

 

[j41driver]

Rwy 01R IAD to Rwy 10 BWI in a J32. 11 minutes.

 

[TurboS7]

ORF-NGU don't even bother to put the gear up.

 

[TurboS7]

Yes the Naknek school bus run....Sorry guys that one beats all. Take off to the south on an 1800 foot strip fly 1/4 mile across the river and land again going south at S. Naknek. The kids go to school on an airplane, the school is on the south part of town which is seperated by the King Salmon River-fun and games.

 

[Sphincter Boy]

I have a record time from wheels up to wheels down of 5 mins from IAH to HOU. We departed RWY 15L in IAH and landed RWY 12R in HOU. Man that was a quick flight. Still had time for a quick PA though.

 

[scudrunner]

shortest flight

saipan-tinian in the pacific. .2/leg in a cherokee six.
Thank God those 34-landing days are over.

 

[jsoceanlord]

loganair in the northern scottish islands is supposed to have the shortest airline flight; 5 minutes or less from one island to another. they use an islander

 

[cessna_driver2]

Re: shortest flight

saipan-tinian in the pacific. .2/leg in a cherokee six.
Thank God those 34-landing days are over.

does that include the mag check?