Shortest regional route (CONUS)

Captain_Bob said:
We used to do IAH-EFD. 24.5 NM.

I also used to take a SkyWest flight from ONT-LAX which was 40.7 NM. I remember that we spent more time waiting for takeoff to fit us into the LAX flow than we actually spent in the air.

Bob
Click to expand...

We don't do that one anymore, but for a time we did LAX to ONT AND LAX to SNA. Both were really quick flights and like you said we taxied longer than we flew. When I first started we did a EAS flight from Fresno to Visallia. We were airborne for less than 10 minutes. I think the most pax I had on that one was 3.

Just going off the top of my head probably our shortest EMB route is San Fran to Monterey. Last time I did it the flight time was around 18 minutes. There is also a Arcata to Crecent City flight that takes about the same amount of time. I don't do it very often, but when the weather is nice that is one of my favorite flights. You fly just off the coast and the CEC runway is just feet from the water. Last time I did it there were about 100 sea lions just floating there on very short final. When we shut the plane down and got out you could hear them barking or whatever you call it.
 
v1valarob said:

MGW-CKB - 25.3NM
Click to expand...

MGW-CKB was one that I was thinking of as well as GBD-HYS or HYS-GBD

Those flights were just long enough to one right after the other: takeoff, after takeoff checklist, cruise checklist, check on with center to pick up IFR clearance, airport in sight - cancel, descent, approach and before landing checklist all within a span of 5-6 mins. GBD is known as the 1 minute turn outstation. On - In - Out -Off 10-11-12-13

I think one of the shorter Eagle flights is DFW-GRK which I think is done in 20 minutes off to on, and another 25 minutes taxiing around before and after the flight.
 
Rocketman99 said:
ACK-HYA 26 miles. Took off right shortly behind the Cape Air guys fairly often in the mighty Saab, always tried to beat them there. Really fun short flight.
Click to expand...


I remember that clearance.

Climb maintain 2000, expect radar vectors for the approach.


Eagle used to do a DFW-DAL repo leg for DAL flying. That was weird. DAL is under the downwind for DFW.
 
Rocketman99 said:
ACK-HYA 26 miles. Took off right shortly behind the Cape Air guys fairly often in the mighty Saab, always tried to beat them there. Really fun short flight.
Click to expand...

We're tough to beat, especially when we level off at 500'. Bwahahaha. That's a damn fun flight for sure...I remember one day when it was about 1000/5 going VFR at 500', following the wake of the ferries to Hyannis. Damn good times, that.

HYA-MVY can be fun, particularly when you're departing 15 or 24 and doing the ILS 24 into the Vineyard. You rotate, and you're on vectors to the ILS. Really really busy, especially when it's low and you're single-pilot.

Ahh, here I am talking like I'm a real Cape Air pilot. I haven't done any Cape and Islands flying since 2008.:rotfl:
 
SurferLucas said:
Pullman, WA to Lewiston, ID: 22.5 miles in the Q400...

Did it one evening in less than 8 mins take off to touchdown...talk about a busy busy cockpit.
Click to expand...

I was going to say I was in a C172 flying from GEG to LWS heard ATC telling me that a Q400 was taking off from PUW. I told ATC that was a waste of company money. I raced the q400 all the way there and he beat me because ATC told me to do a 360 :mad:
 
The 3 shortest flights I've been on:
SBA-LAX in a Brasilia was 17 minutes.
SFO-MOD in a Brasilia was 22 minutes
SJC-SMF in a Q400 was 19 minutes.
 
dasleben said:
We're tough to beat, especially when we level off at 500'. Bwahahaha. That's a damn fun flight for sure...I remember one day when it was about 1000/5 going VFR at 500', following the wake of the ferries to Hyannis. Damn good times, that.

HYA-MVY can be fun, particularly when you're departing 15 or 24 and doing the ILS 24 into the Vineyard. You rotate, and you're on vectors to the ILS. Really really busy, especially when it's low and you're single-pilot.

Ahh, here I am talking like I'm a real Cape Air pilot. I haven't done any Cape and Islands flying since 2008.:rotfl:
Click to expand...

All the island flying is a blast. To this day remains the most fun I've ever had at Colgan. I was reeeeeally hoping we might do some of it on the Q but no such luck.
 
dasleben said:
I remember one day when it was about 1000/5 going VFR at 500', following the wake of the ferries to Hyannis. Damn good times, that.
Click to expand...

That's fun until you meet a guy following the wake the other direction at 500 feet.

Offset to the right and you are good to go.

:)
 
Not a route either, but Colgan used to reposition aircraft from Manassas to Dulles which is 13.8NM and because it used to have senior guys, who were check airman, it was often the first flight many IOE guys had in an aircraft bigger than a Piper Seminole.

I believe there is a charter company at Manassas to that repositions planes the same way.
 
Polar742 said:
There was a IAH-HOU flight in a 1900 some years ago.
Click to expand...

Turned into an RJ for a while. I did the IAH-EFD a number of times. Flight time was under seven minutes with block times around ten depending on the time of day. Climbing through 400' we would intercept the LOC, continue climb to 2000' and excel to 250 to the marker. All checklists and ATIS were done on the ground in IAH.

We had one bad-ass FA who was a retired Navy Master Chief and P-3 engineer that actually would do a full service on that flight. He was also the only FA that I have ever known that I trusted his opinion more than a mechanics. He always knew more.
 
BobDDuck said:
That's fun until you meet a guy following the wake the other direction at 500 feet.

Offset to the right and you are good to go.

:)
Click to expand...

Well, naturally yes. On slightly better days, it's understood by the local operators that HYA-ACK flights go at 1000' or 2000' VFR, and the ACK-HYA flights go at 500' or 1500'. On MVFR days like above, well, radar following from Cape Approach helps out.
 
v1valarob said:
Not a route either, but Colgan used to reposition aircraft from Manassas to Dulles which is 13.8NM and because it used to have senior guys, who were check airman, it was often the first flight many IOE guys had in an aircraft bigger than a Piper Seminole.

I believe there is a charter company at Manassas to that repositions planes the same way.
Click to expand...

I remember those flights. I remember they used to have the planes come in and out for mx. Chantilly Air does a lot of repo flights to IAD along with a lot of the charter guys. Its interesting hearing them take off and pretty much get an immediate vector for the final approach course.
 
This is FUNNY.

This is the first time we've ever had a thread where everybody is trying to prove how SHORT they... are.

Shortest duration, too.

Funny, innit? :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top