Did you know the world’s shortest flight is only 53 seconds long? (2024)

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Did you know the world’s shortest flight is only 53 seconds long? ›

On a good day, with favorable winds and light luggage, it takes 53 seconds. The journey, made two to three times daily, connects Westray

Lasting a mere 53 seconds, this 1.7 mile UK flight is the shortest commercial flight in the world. It takes passengers between Westray and Papa Westray, two of the northernmost Orkney Isles.

The Loganair Westray to Papa Westray route is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world. Flights on the route are scheduled for one and a half minutes, and actual flying time is closer to one minute. The record for the fastest flight is 53 seconds.

Did you know that the shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds? It connects the two Orkney Islands, Westray and Papa Westray, in Scotland.

The answer is a flight between two Scottish Orkney islands. This flight is operated by Loganair and the flight travels between Westray and Para Westray and this is operated in about one and a half minutes. While the operating time is about one and a half minutes, the actual flying time is about less than a minute.

Technically this is the so-called 'stall speed', where air passes over the wings fast enough to sustain altitude, and for small planes this can be less than 50km/h (31mph).

At the moment, the world's longest nonstop flight is the route between New York and Singapore. With a calculated distance of 15,349km and almost 19 hours of flying, the route operated by Singapore Airlines is the longest in the world.

ICAO outlines two types of pilot rest - though not every country permits both. The first is “controlled rest”, where pilots can sleep in the co*ckpit. The second is “bunk rest”, where pilots can sleep in a passenger seat or crew bunk available in a long-haul widebody aircraft, aviation analyst Shukor Yusof told CNA.

The shortest flight in the world is a long-established air route between two of the Orkney Islands (Westray and Papa Westray) in Scotland. The distance is a mere 1.7 miles and with favorable winds, the actual flight often lasts less than a minute!

On 4 February 1959, the two pilots succeeded and achieved to fly 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and five seconds without landing. The Cessna 172 aircraft, named Hacienda, is nowadays displayed at the McCarrran International Airport in Las Vegas.

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Find out more about the museum here. Undefeated record: The world record for the world's longest continuous flight was set in 1959 by Robert Timm (pictured) and his co-pilot John Cook. Months in the air: The men flew in this four-seater aircraft for 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes.

The shortest scheduled flight in the world is the flight between the islands of Westray (WRY) and Papa Westray (PPW), part of the Orkney islands north of Scotland, and has a flying distance of 1.7miles (2.7km). The flight, which takes 90 seconds, has been operated since its inception in 1967 by Loganair.

Westray to Papa Westray: 90 seconds

The 2.74-kilometre-long route, which has been in operation since September 1967, holds the Guinness World Record for the shortest scheduled flight and passengers aboard the Loganair aircraft will get to their destination in less than two minutes.

Experience the beauty and magic of Scotland with daily flights from the United States, such as New York and from Florida's Orlando International Airport direct to Glasgow. Fly directly from New York with Delta and United Airlines which has an average journey time of only 7 hours and 10 minutes to Glasgow Airport.

The title of the fastest commercial airplane in terms of average speed is held by the Boeing 747–8 Intercontinental. It has a cruising speed of approximately 570 knots, which is roughly 657 mph or 1,057 km/h.

The shortest flight runs between Westray and Papa Westray islands in Scotland, UK. Well, if the weather is favourable, the wind flow is right and luggage is less, passengers can reach their destination in just 47 seconds!

The flight between the tiny Orkney Island and nearby Westray only lasts about one minute and thirty seconds. The trip can be even shorter, with the record being just 53 seconds. At just 1.7 miles, the flight is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's shortest scheduled flight.

Two minutes. I was visiting the Orkney Isles, north of Scotland (UK) and took a flight from the island of Westray to Papa Westray. The flight took about a minuite or two and was operated by Loganair. It is the worlds shortest flight, confirmed by the Guiness Book of World Records.

The flight from Ceylon to Australia on Aug 30, 1943 remains the record holder for longest time airborne (for a commercial passenger flight) at 32 hours, 9 minutes.