The World's Shortest Flight Is Over in a Minute

The Orkney Islands, in the far north of Scotland. There's a plane that links two small islands here.

From Westray to Papa Westray, it's about 2.7 km.

1 min 30 secthe flight time on the timetable

The timetable says 1 minute 30 seconds, but the actual time in the air is just over a minute.

You'd be there by the time you buckle up

The fastest flight on record took 53 seconds.

The route has been flying since 1967, and it's still the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world.

One minute on a plane and you're on another island

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