Longest routes using Boeing 737

owenc

I think Alaska airlines will have the longest route with Kona to Anchorage at about 2,900 miles in a 737-800.

This is the same as Boston to Ireland. So could a 737-800 operate that?

http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA873/history/20140323/1900Z/PHKO/PANC

Danbo!

owenc wrote: »

I think Alaska airlines will have the longest route with Kona to Anchorage at about 2,900 miles in a 737-800.

This is the same as Boston to Ireland. So could a 737-800 operate that?

http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA873/history/20140323/1900Z/PHKO/PANC

Direct: 2,881 sm
Planned: 3,252 sm
Flown: 3,014 sm

:cool:

Matthew Gleeson

Surprised no one has mentioned that Arik Air used to operate the 738 between London Heathrow and Lagos. 6h43. It was a regulare scheduled flight. I think they also used to do the Abuja flight aswell!

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/168531/5n-mjn-arik-air-boeing-737-800/

bkehoe

Flyglobespan used to do Knock and Glasgow to Boston and sometimes even JFK on the 737. Captain once told me that his record airborne time in the 737 was 7hrs 59 mins!

Occasionally if there was strong headwinds they'd have to tech stop on the way for fuel.

Evan DietrichSmith

bkehoe wrote: »

Flyglobespan used to do Knock and Glasgow to Boston and sometimes even JFK on the 737. Captain once told me that his record airborne time in the 737 was 7hrs 59 mins!

Occasionally if there was strong headwinds they'd have to tech stop on the way for fuel.

Don't think they ever operated a 738 as a scheduled equipment.

I think the scheduled equipment was a 757-2 with a 738 being plugged in in technical situations

Fuel stop at Keflavik was regular in the event of 738 ops I believe.

owenc

It won't need a fuel stop out of Ireland. It is 3,200 miles range.

http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/GSM735/history/20071027/0204Z/EIKN/KBOS

L1011

SAS have announced Stavanger to Houston today on a 737-700. Albeit a BBJ with the higher range involved there. All business class seating.

billie1b

MYOB wrote: »

SAS have announced Stavanger to Houston today on a 737-700. Albeit a BBJ with the higher range involved there. All business class seating.

Think the BBJ is a 50 seater business class as you said and a range of 6000nm, its crazy to think

0lddog

MYOB wrote: »

SAS have announced Stavanger to Houston today on a 737-700. Albeit a BBJ with the higher range involved there. All business class seating.

What would the min crewing of this be ?

L1011

0lddog wrote: »

What would the min crewing of this be ?

Three pilots and one (although I'd be absolutely sure they'll have more) FA I believe. Flight time is a bit over 9 hours in the eastbound direction. Because its business class you'd want to ensure there's at least one FA available to pax at any given time and they'll probably have more than 1 to expedite service too.

owenc

MYOB wrote: »

SAS have announced Stavanger to Houston today on a 737-700. Albeit a BBJ with the higher range involved there. All business class seating.

Well thats not really the same thing.