Shortest route the 737-800-900

[Rlambert93 0]

Can anyone tell me what the shortest routes these planes fly in real life operations. And can you include flight plans if possible please.

 

 

Rob lambert

[Guest maxief]

KLM does EHAM _ EGLL.......as a starter or EHAM - EDDF......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Folkie

[6FingerSays 99]

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX111

[Danielsen 14]

Norwegian flies the -800 from Copenhagen to Karup. Block time 45 min.

[larrywell 0]

American Airlines, Miami-Tampa B738, 38min http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1234/history/20121128/1230Z/KMIA/KTPA

[rcpistonhead 47]

Air Austral uses their 737-800 F-ONGA for a couple of short fun routes like FMEE-FMMI and FMCZ-FMCH.

[Ralgh 43]

I have flown KLAX-KSNA several times but of coure that is not scheduled. That happens when the plane missed the KSNA curfew the night before and diverted to KLAX. In addition to KMIA-KTPA we also have KLAX-KSFO, KMIA-KMCO, KDFW-KIAH, KORD-KMSP and I don't know if we still do it but we did do KJFK-KBDL for a long time. Those are all pretty short trips.

[rcpistonhead 47]

Also...My personal favorite short route with the NGX is KDEN-KASE. I don't believe any of the major airlines use the 737 for this route but I know there is a private BBJ 737 at DIA that flies this route pretty often. Fun, challenging and very scenic with Aerosoft and ImagineSim payware!

[F16_Driver 25]

Both SAS and Norwegian uses the 737-800 on BGO - SVG which is usually about 30-35 minutes. If the wind is perfectly aligned and they fly from rwy 17 at BGO to rwy 18 at SVG it's only about 86nm long.

[MarkW 1,493]

Westjet flies CYYZ-CYUL 42minutes.

[Spin737 102]

KAL 1907 from Jeju to Gwangju is 30 minutes and that's usually flying at 250 or less so the FAs can do a service.

 

Apparently, it can be done in 19 minutes:

 

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL1907/history/20121119/1005Z/RKJJ/RKPC

[Dave_YVR 989]

Alaska used to run the 900 from YVR to SEA (120nm) once daily. CYVR JAWBN KSEA

[MarkW 1,493]

I have flown KSAN-KLAX on Southwest but at the time is was a 734. Not sure if that is now flown with the NG. 109nm.

[scandinavian13 5,192]

Every once in a while, you'll see an AAL or DAL 738 repo from IAD to DCA.

 

Remember, aircraft size follows route density and operational requirements, not the length of the route. It can be as short as the airline needs it to be. Shorter routes are often vectored anyway.

Here's an example: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASQ5940/history/20121128/0245Z/KIAD/KRIC

The filed route was HAFNR GVE FAK, but the only part of the route it actually overflew was HAFNR.

 

So, even if you did have a route for some of those short flights (talking 50-100nm here), depending on the controllers/facility, they'll just vector you to push you through the system faster. Some facilities can't (N90 - NY TRACON, or SCT - SoCal are generally so complex/busy they wouldn't want to take on the extra load).

 

In other cases, there's just no real valid route. Those IAD-DCA repositioning flights I mentioned usually file AML as the route, which is a VOR on the field at IAD...

 

If it's not an oft-used route, there normally isn't a preferred route, and you just make it up as you best see fit. I don't understand why people seem to be so scared about making their own routes around here (wrote a tutorial, but it still hasn't been approved going on 8 days now), but that might be because I've been doing it since FS5.0 with my neighbor's old Jepp charts.

[JamesC 2]

In the southern lands, and with Orbx on board then YSSY-YSCB is good for a short practice it all route. Normally flown at ~ FL200.