Shortest Commercial Flight in the Word | Shortest International flight

The Shortest commercial flight of the world:
The shortest commercial flight in the world is 2.7 km long and lasts 53 seconds.
The flight goes between two islands in Orkney, Scotland: Westray and Papa Westray.
It is the shortest scheduled airline flight in the world as of December, 2016.

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.

Flights:
Flights between Westray Airport and Papa Westray Airport occur daily in both directions, except on Saturdays, when only flights from Westray to Papa Westray are available, and on Sunday, when only flights from Papa Westray to Westray are available.

The Passengers:
The total distance covered by the flights is 2.7 km, which is about the same length as the runway at Edinburgh Airport. Many students and their teachers take these flights to study the 60 archaeological sites on Papa Westray, making up the majority of passengers. Occasionally health professionals are needed to assist one of the island's 90 residents, and patients will also take the flight from Papa Westray to medical facilities when needed. The flight has also become popular among tourists.

Aircrafts :
Loganair operates this flight with one of its two Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander aircraft. The Islander is a high-wing, twin piston engine, propeller-driven aircraft. It is flown by a single pilot, and there is seating for eight passengers in the passenger cabin. One additional seat usually remains empty next to the pilot.

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