What are the smallest planes running scheduled flights in Europe?
I’ve enjoyed flying in smaller planes on scheduled flights in the past (e.g. Aurigny’s old Trislanders). Are there any other scheduled flights in Europe in small (sub-20-seat) planes that are still running? I know about the Westray to Papa Westray flight already but feel free to include it in a list.
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OFD in Germany is offering regular flights (scheduled) between Emden and Borkum using a Cessna 172, with 2 pax max.
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What is the shortest commercial flight in Europe?
1. Helsinki to Tallinn. According to the OAG's report, the international journey between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia was the shortest in Europe in 2019. At just 55 miles long across a stretch of the Baltic sea, the flight takes less than one hour to complete.What is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world?
The world's shortest scheduled flight takes under two minutes. If the winds permit, passengers can travel between Westray and Papa Westray in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland in just 47 seconds. Regional UK airline Logan Air celebrated its millionth passenger in 2016.What is the shortest commercial flight available?
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.What is the shortest airplane flight?
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 flight often lasts less than a minute!What Are The World’s Shortest International Routes?
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Wikipedia lists a few dozen European operators of Britten-Norman Islanders. Many of them are historical, but a few appear to currently fly scheduled routes with them:
- Loganair for Westray to Papa Westray
- Isles of Scilly Skybus
- Hebridean Air Services
- FLN Frisia Luftverkehr
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Norwegian company Lufttransport have a scheduled route between Bodø Airport and Værøy Heliport using the AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter (Værøy Airport has been closed since a Twin Otter fatally crashed). This helicopter has 15 seats. It's a bit heavier and longer than some small fixed-wing aircrafts, but certainly much narrower. Dimensions from Wikipedia:
Length: 16.66 m (54 ft 8 in)
Width: 2.26 m (10 ft 0 in)
Height: 4.98 m (16 ft 4 in)
Empty weight: 3,622 kg (7,985 lb)
For comparison, the Twin Otter DHC-6 Series 100 has:
Length: 15.77 m
Width: 19.8 m (wingspan)
Height: 5.9 m
Empty weight: 2,653 kg
The Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander is shorter, lower, and lighter yet, but as a fixed-wing aircraft, remains much wider than the AgustaWestland. For most definitions of "smaller", the Britten-Norman would win, but if you're looking for the most compact "plane", the AgustaWestland helicopter flying to Værøy wins.
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In Portugal there is a company, Sevenair that only operates a small airplane, a 19 seats Dornier 228. It flies across all Portugal, North to South, connecting 5 cities, Bragança, Vila Real, Viseu, Cascais, Portimão.
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According to their website, Finist'air has flights most days of the week between Brest and Ushant on a 9-seat Cessna Caravan.
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