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The shortest commercial flight in the world goes between two islands in Scotland.

The Scottish regional airline flies between Westray and Papa Westray Island of the Orkney Islands, located in the North of Great Britain.

The Scottish regional airline flies between Westray and Papa Westray Island of the Orkney Islands, located in the North of Great Britain.The world’s shorted scheduled passenger flight is Loganair, which exists in bonnie Scotland. The Scottish regional airline flies between Westray and Papa Westray island of the Orkney Islands, located in the north of Great Britain. The flight travels 1.7 miles and lasts only 1.5 minutes in the air. The cost of a one-way ticket starts at 17 GBP ($22.34).

The flight has been operating since 1967 and marked its 50th anniversary in 2017.

Island passengers include school children, teachers, midwives, doctors, patients, and even local bankers and police officers.

At around 90 seconds or a record-breaking 57 seconds with a wind speed, the shortest passenger flight anywhere in the world exists in bonnie Scotland.

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