Worlds shortest scheduled flight

 Westray airport to Papa Westray airport is just 1.7 miles across the North Sound.  It usually takes 2 minutes from terminus to terminus.  I shall fly this route on my X-Plane simulator.

Starting at EGEP Papa Westray in a Robin DR401, the start terminus is a cabin on the departure apron.

The destination terminus can be seen from the aircrafts start position across the sound to Westray

Off we go, taxiing out to the main  run way.

Airborne and starting the approach to land at destination.

The runway at Westray is visible at 500 feet and  am now throttling down  and engaging first flaps ready to land.

Turning in to align with the runway, less than a minute into the flight.

On final approach with second flap position selected.

Rotating across the threshold of the runway.

Taxi in and park up - about 2 minutes to engine off at EGEW Westray.

Looking back, I can see the terminus at Papa Westray where I started out.

It has taken far longer to write this blog than it took to make the flight.

Loganair have the flight schedules for this flight which is a relatively inexpensive hop.  It is also the shortest scheduled flight in the world. However, you would need to get to the island from Kirkwall or sail across on one of the ferries to take the flight.

At the moment, the Orkney Islands Council are discussing a land bridge between the islands, so the worlds shortest flight may soon become redundant.  No doubt it will still exist as a purely tourist driven schedule for some of the year.