Shortest Flights
The following table lists the shortest (less than 100 miles) non-stop scheduled passenger routes in distance order, per airline.
| Airline | Flight Number | Route | Distance (km) | Distance (mi) | Scheduled duration | Aircraft Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerovías DAP | DAP-XXX | Punta Arenas to Porvenir | 45.5 | 28.2 | 12 min | Beechcraft King Air Cessna 402 |
| Aer Arann | RE-XXX | Connemara to Inismaan | 16.8 | 10.4 | 06 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Bahamasair | UP 337 | Treasure Cay to Marsh Harbour | 40 | 25 | 15 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Air Berlin | AB 4651 | Lanzarote to Fuerteventura | 60 | 37 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
| Air Calédonie | 821 | Tiga to Lifou | 59.3 | 36.8 | 25 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Air Madagascar | MD 407 | Antalaha to Maroantsetra | 84.8 | 52.7 | 30 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Air New Zealand | NZ 2451 | Wellington to Blenheim | 80.4 | 50 | 25 min | Beechcraft 1900D |
| Air Pacific | FJ 181 | Nadi to Malololailai | 24.9 | 15.5 | 10 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Air Saint-Pierre | PJ 830/1600 | Saint-Pierre to Miquelon | 40 | 25 | 15 min | Cessna 406 |
| Air Seychelles | HM 3124 | Praslin to Mahe Island | 48.9 | 30.4 | 15 min | Shorts 360-300 |
| Air Tahiti | VT 201 | Papeete (Faaa) to Moorea | 18.0 | 11.0 | 15 min | ATR 42 |
| Air Tanzania | TC 115 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 30 min | Bombardier Dash 8–300 |
| Air Vanuatu | NF 243 | Ipota to Dillons Bay | 31.3 | 19.5 | 10 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Airphil Express | 2P 230/2 | Cebu to Bacolod | 121 | 75 | 40 min | Bombardier Dash 8–400 |
| Alaska Airlines | AS 65 | Wrangell to Petersburg | 52.1 | 32.4 | 20 min | Boeing 737-400 |
| AmericanConnection | RP 5002/5004 | Chicago O'Hare to Milwaukee | 107 | 67 | 40 min | Embraer ERJ 140 |
| Arkefly | OR 365 | Curaçao to Bonaire | 74.6 | 46.4 | 35 min | Boeing 767-300ER |
| Aurigny | GR 202 | Guernsey to Alderney | 32.0 | 20 | 12 min | Britten-Norman Trislander |
| B&H Airlines | JA 102 | Sarajevo to Mostar | 71.3 | 44.3 | 30 min | ATR 72-212 |
| Bearskin Airlines | JV 361 | Sioux Lookout to Dryden | 76.4 | 47.5 | 15 min | Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner |
| Bulgaria Air | FB 985 | Varna to Bourgas | 77.2 | 48 | 12 min | Embraer 190 |
| Canadian North | 5T 606/607 | Igloolik to Hall Beach | 69 | 43 | 15 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Cape Air | 9K 153/167 | Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard | 41 | 26 | 18 min | Cessna 402 |
| Caribbean Airlines | BW 1502 | Trinidad to Tobago | 72 | 45 | 20 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8, ATR 72-500 |
| Cayman Airways | KX 4421 | Cayman Brac to Little Cayman | 22 | 14 | 10 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Cebu Pacific Air | 5J 124/126/144 | Cebu to Bacolod | 121 | 75 | 40 min | Airbus A319 ATR 72-500 |
| China Southern Airlines | CZ 303/663 | Guangzhou to Hong Kong | 118 | 73.1 | 50 min | Airbus A320 Boeing 737 |
| Cimber Sterling | QI 623 | Copenhagen to Rønne | 147 | 91 | 35-40 min | ATR 72, Boeing 737-700 |
| Coastal Aviation | SC-DAR-ZNZ, SC-ZNZ-DAR | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 20 min | Cessna 208 |
| Comores Aviation | KR 330 | Moheli to Anjouan | 74.3 | 46.2 | 20 min | Let 410 |
| Copenhagen Air Taxi | CAT 110 | Anholt to Læsø | 73 | 45 | 20 min | Partenavia P.68, Britten Norman Islander |
| Croatia Airlines | OU 632 | Zadar to Pula | 143 | 77 | 35 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
| Daily Air | DA 73XX | Taitung to Green Island | 38.6 | 24 | 15 min | Dornier Do 228 |
| Dragonair | KA 782/786 | Hong Kong to Guangzhou | 118 | 73.1 | 50 min | Airbus A320-200 Airbus A330-300 |
| Easyjet | U2 636 | Isle of Man to Liverpool | 143 | 89 | 35 min | Airbus A319 |
| Era Alaska | ZH835 | Kenai to Anchorage | 95 | 59 | 25 min | DeHavilland Dash 8 100 Beechcraft 1900D |
| Finist'Air | XXX-XXX | Brest to Ouessant | 46 | 28.6 | 15 min | Cessna Caravan |
| Finncomm Airlines | FC 167 | Varkaus to Savonlinna | 66 | 41 | 20 min | ATR 42-500 |
| Firefly | FY 1010/1016 | Penang to Langkawi | 129 | 80 | 35 min | ATR 72-500 |
| First Air | 7F 822 | Igloolik to Hall Beach | 69 | 43 | 25 min | ATR 42-300 |
| Flybe | BE 603 | Isle of Man to Liverpool | 143 | 89 | 40 min | Bombardier Q400 |
| Freedom Air (Guam) | FP 101 | Saipan to Tinian | 17.4 | 10.8 | 10 min | Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Garuda Indonesia | GA 436 | Denpasar, Bali to Mataram | 104.59 | 65 | 35 min | Boeing 737 |
| Gol Transportes Aéreos | G3 1679 | Campina Grande to Recife | 141 | 87.6 | 35 min | Boeing 737-700 |
| Gulf Air | GF 101/103/117 | Bahrain to Dammam | 97 | 60 | 35 min | Airbus A320 |
| Hapagfly | HF 7102 | Boa Vista (C.Verde) to Sal | 75.1 | 46.7 | 40 min | Boeing 737 |
| Hawaiian Air | HA 170,150 | Kahului Maui to Kona | 135 | 84 | 32 min | Boeing 717 |
| Horizon Air | QX2216 | Moscow, Idaho to Lewiston ID | 40 | 25 | 25 min | Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 |
| Iberia | IB 8480/2/6/8 | Menorca to Palma Mallorca | 130 | 81 | 35 min | ATR 72, Bombardier Dash 8–300, Bombardier CRJ200 |
| Island Air | WP 303 | Molokai to Lanai | 43 | 27 | 10 min | de Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Jazz Air | QK 8259 | Vancouver to Nanaimo | 54.5 | 33.9 | 20 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Jet Airways | 9W 101 | Mumbai to Pune | 93 | 58 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
| Kan Air | KND 741 | Chiang Mai to Pai | 87 | 54 | 30 min | Cessna C208 Caravan |
| Kingfisher Airlines | IT2404 | Bengaluru to Mysooru | 140 | 86 | 45 min | ATR 72-500 |
| LAN Airlines | LA 3246 | Bogota to Villavicencio | 82 | 51 | 60 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| LIAT | LI 368 | Antigua to Nevis | 86 | 53 | 05 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Loganair | LOG 313 | Westray to Papa Westray | 2.7 | 1.7 | 02 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Lufthansa | LH 127 | Stuttgart to Frankfurt | 157 | 98 | 50 min | Airbus A319-100 Boeing 737-300 Boeing 737-500 |
| Luxair | LG 9561/9451/9563 | Luxembourg to Saarbrücken | 80 | 50 | 30 min | Bombardier Dash 8–400, ERJ 145 |
| MAS Wings | MH 3563 | Miri to Marudi | 45 | 28 | 20 min | Twin Otter |
| Maya Island Air | MW 2100 | Caye Chapel to Caye Caulker | 3.8 | 2.4 | 02 min | Cessna 208 Caravan |
| Mesaba Aviation | XJ 3156/3272/3273/3278 | Escanaba to Iron Mountain | 80 | 50 | 24 min | Saab 340 |
| New England Airlines | EJ 123 | Block Island to Westerly | 28 | 17 | 12 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| NHT Linhas Aéreas | NHG 4515 | Rio Grande to Pelotas | 43.1 | 26.8 | 15 min | Let 410 |
| Nok Air | DD 8202 8208 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35 min | ATR 72-201 |
| Norlandair | FNA 536 | Akureyri to Grimsey | 100 | 62 | 25 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | DY 1570 | Varna to Bourgas | 78.7 | 48.9 | 30 min | Boeing 737 |
| Olympic Air | OA 34 | Karpathos to Kasos Island | 22 | 12 | 15 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Pacific Wings | LW 270/280/290 | Hoolehua to Kalaupapa (MKK-LUP) | 14.2 | 8.8 | 10 min | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| PenAir | KS 701 | Manokotak to Twin Hills | 69.8 | 43.4 | 10 min | Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Passaredo Linhas Aéreas | Y8 2359 | Marilia to Bauru | 87 | 54.1 | 20 min | Embraer 145 |
| Pinnacle Airlines | 9E 3970, 9E 4123, 9E 4042, 9E 4269, 9E 3850 | Detroit to Flint | 90 | 55 | 49 min | Bombardier CRJ-200 |
| Precision Air | PW 450, PW 713, PW 715, PW 730 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 15 min | ATR 42/72 |
| Régional | YS 3211/3215 | Clermont-Ferrand to Lyon | 149 | 93 | 40 min | Embraer 135 |
| Regional Express | ZL 456/464/472/473 | Narrandera-Leeton to Griffith | 63.5 | 40 | 25 min | Saab 340 |
| Regional Pacific Airlines | QT 120 | Warraber Island to Yam Island | 34.7 | 21.6 | 15 min | Britten-Norman Islander |
| Royal Jordanian | RJ 347 | Tel Aviv to Amman | 112 | 69.5 | 45 min | Embraer |
| Ryanair | FR 7682 | Glasgow-Prestwick to City of Derry | 148 | 92 | 45 min | Boeing 737-800 |
| Sansa | RZ 602 | San José to Quepos | 54.1 | 33.6 | 34 min | Grand Caravan |
| SATA | SP 1690 | Funchal to Porto Santo | 58 | 36 | 20 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| Seaborne Airlines | BB 164 | St Thomas Island to St Croix Island | 71.3 | 44.3 | 25 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| SGA Airlines | 5E 941 943 945 947 949 | Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son | 119 | 74 | 35 min | Saab 340 |
| SkyKing | RU 8510 | Grand Turk to Salt Cay | 38.9 | 24.2 | 10 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Sun Air | LW 2452 | Washington (Dulles) to Hagerstown, MD | 84.5 | 53 | 40 min | Piper Navajo |
| Swiss European Air Lines | LX 2990 | Zurich to Basel | 79 | 49 | 35 min | Avro RJ100 |
| TAM Airlines | JJ 3675 | São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos | 80.6 | 50.1 | 20 min | Airbus A320 |
| TAME Ecuador | EQ 170 | Cuenca (Mariscal Lamar) to Guayaquil (Simon Bolivar Int'l | 128 | 80 | 25 min | E170 |
| TEAM Linhas Aéreas | TE 6865 | Macaé to Campos | 86.2 | 53.6 | 15 min | Let 410 |
| TRIP Linhas Aéreas | T4 5404 | São Paulo-Guarulhos to Campinas-Viracopos | 80.6 | 50.1 | 20 min | Embraer 190 |
| Tropic Air | PM 10/11, PM 20/21, PM 30/31, PM 40/41, PM 50/51, PM 60/61, PM 70/71, PM 80/81, PM 90/91, PM 100/101, PM 110/111 | Belize International Airport to San Pedro Airstrip | 55 | 34 | 15 min | Grand Caravan |
| Tyrolean Airways | VO 963 973 977 VO 975 |
Vienna to Graz | 143 | 89 | 35 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Fokker 70 |
| Uni Air | B7 639 | Chiayi to Makung | 81.9 | 50.9 | 30 min | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 |
| United Airlines | UA 202 | Kahului Maui to Kona | 135 | 84 | 40 min | Boeing 777-200 |
| US Airways | US 1516/1189 | Baltimore to Philadelphia | 145 | 90 | 39 min | Airbus A319 Boeing 737-300 |
| Widerøe | WF 934 | Kirkenes to Vadsø | 38.6 | 24 | 15 min | Bombardier Dash 8–100 |
| Winair | WM 441 | St Maarten to Saba | 48 | 30 | 12 min | DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 |
| Wings of Alaska | KS 242 | Skagway to Haines | 28.6 | 17.8 | 15 min | Grand Caravan |
| ZanAir | B4 303 | Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam | 74.2 | 46.1 | 20 min | Let 410 |
| Zest Air | Z2 200 | Manila to Marinduque | 154 | 96 | 50 min | Xian MA60 |
| Avianca | AVA 9302 | Bogota to Rionegro | 150 | 94 | 50 min | Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A318, Fokker 50 |
| Isles of Scilly Skybus | IOS 203/233 | Lands End to St Marys | 50 | 31 | 20 min | Britten Norman Islander |
| British International Helicopters | Various | Penzance to Tresco | 59 | 37 | 20 min | Sikorsky S-61 |
| Manx2 | Various | Blackpool to Isle of Man | 109 | 68 | 40 min | Let L-410 Turbolet |
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